Posts Tagged ‘New Jersey’
NJ Assembly Health and Senior Services committee hearing on medical marijuana bill A804 on June 4th 2009. This features the bill’s sponsors: Assemblymen Reed Gusciora and Michael Patrick Carroll, Assemblywoman Joan Voss and Senator Nick Scutari. The committee Chair is Assemblyman Dr. Herb Conaway
Chris Goldstein of CMMNJ debates Terrence Farley on the topic of medical marijuana in New Jersey. This was presented and filmed by the Ocean County Community College 10/19/2009. Part 5 of 8. Goldstein is a broadcaster and medical marijuana advocate with NORML and the Coalition for Medical Marijuana. Farley is a former prosecutor and heads [...]
Both houses of the New Jersey Assembly voted overwhelmingly to decriminalize marijuana for sick and dying people. the Governor has promised to sign and ratify it into law. The good news: the Garden State will become the 14th state in the country to legalize marijuana for the chronically ill. The bad news: in 36 states [...]
Proponents of medical marijuana gathered at the Somerset County Courthouse in Somerville to support a Franklin Township man who faces drug charges for growing marijuana in his backyard. John Ray Wilson, 36, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2002, but because he does not have health insurance, he says he cannot afford prescription medicines. He [...]
Proponents of medical marijuana gathered at the Somerset County Courthouse in Somerville to support a Franklin Township man who faces drug charges for growing marijuana in his backyard. John Ray Wilson, 36, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2002, but because he does not have health insurance, he says he cannot afford prescription medicines. He [...]
Michael Oliveri, 25, of Oradell, has been wheelchair-bound since he was 18 due to muscular dystrophy. Years of powerful prescription drugs have left him permanently nauseous, but there is one medication he says helps relieve his pain and gives him an appetite. The only problem is that it’s a federally banned substance — marijuana. Oliveri [...]
A patient with ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease testifies before the New Jersey Asembly Health and Human Services Committee June 4th 2009. The bill passed in an 8-1 vote. more information at www.cmmnj.org
New Jersey has been added to the states legalizing medical marijuana.
New Jersey will likely become the 14th state to decriminalize marijuana for medicinal use following votes in the state Assembly and Senate. The Assembly voted 48-14 to pass the “Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana” bill and several hours later, the state Senate voted 25-13 to approve the bill. Gov. Jon Corzine has said he will sign [...]
Ken Wolski registered nurse and Chief Executive Officer of CMM-NJ discusses in his opinion the details of the medical marijuana bill and discusses the possible out come of the two bill resolution.