New Jersey Governor Moves Forward with Medical Marijuana Reforms
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D)
TRENTON, NJ New JerseyGovernor Phil Murphy hasannounced a package of reformsto expand patients access to medical cannabis products.
Among the reforms taking immediate effect: Patients diagnosed with the following conditions anxiety, migraine, Tourettes syndrome, and chronic and/or visceral pain are now eligible for cannabis therapy. Physicians will no longer be mandated to participate in a public registry in order to provide marijuana recommendations. Caregivers will be able to provide for more than one patient at a time. Patients biennial fees will be reduced by half.
Beginning today, New Jersey will finally have a medicinal marijuana program that is compassionate, progressive, and patient friendly, Gov. Murphysaidin a statement.
Other forthcoming changes include: raising patients monthly possession limits from two ounces to four ounces, allowing patients to obtain edible formulations of cannabis, and eliminating the mandate that dispensary facilities must operate as non-profit entities.
In January, Gov. Murphysigned an executive ordercalling on the Department of Health to review the states eight-year cannabis ...
