New Jersey legislature approves medical marijuana; Governor to sign it into law

New Jersey legislature approves medical marijuana; Governor to sign it into law

WHO: The New Jersey State Legislature
WHAT: Approved the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act (S119/A804)
WHEN: Monday, 01/11/10
WHERE: The New Jersey State House in Trenton, NJ
WHY: To protect seriously ill New Jersey patients who use marijuana with the certification of a NJ licensed physician

The New Jersey State Assembly and Senate approved the “New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act" (A804/S119) on Monday, January 11, 2010 in separate voting sessions in Trenton. Governor Jon Corzine is expected to sign the legislation into law this week. New Jersey will become the 14th state in the nation to legalize medical marijuana. The bill was originally introduced in January, 2005 by Senator Nick Scutari. Many supporters of the bill attended the voting sessions, led by the Coalition for Medical Marijuana--New Jersey, Inc. (CMMNJ). CMMNJ Executive Director, Ken Wolski, RN said, “We are grateful that the legislators finally acknowledged that marijuana is medicine and that patients in New Jersey who use it with a doctor’s recommendation should not fear arrest and imprisonment. But this is really a national issue. New Jersey citizens should be able to travel anywhere in the country and use their medicine without fear of arrest. We are calling on the federal government to reschedule marijuana to a more appropriate schedule, and to protect New Jersey patients who need to travel outside the state.”

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