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TexasTowelie

(116,494 posts)
Tue Mar 27, 2018, 10:04 PM Mar 2018

Gov. Murphy greatly expands New Jersey's medical marijuana program

Gov. Murphy greatly expanded New Jersey’s medical marijuana program Tuesday, opening the door to tens of thousands of new patients and allowing the five dispensaries spread across the state to add satellite retail centers and cultivation facilities.

The governor added to the list of ailments that qualify for a cannabis prescription. He also cleared the way for any doctor in the state to prescribe cannabis, ending a system in which only those physicians who registered — and thus, joined a publicly available list of providers — could do so. He said some doctors had been reluctant to participate in the program because they viewed joining the list as a stigma.

He is also calling for legislation to double the amount that patients could purchase in a month, to 4 ounces.

Patients enrolled in the state’s eight-year-old medical marijuana program were quick to praise the governor’s announcement and said it was long overdue after years of inaction by Gov. Chris Christie, who imposed strict regulations and promised to veto any expansion of the program.

Read more: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/medical-marijuana-new-jersey-expands-gov-murphy-20180327.html

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Gov. Murphy greatly expands New Jersey's medical marijuana program (Original Post) TexasTowelie Mar 2018 OP
That's an interesting coincidence considering... SHRED Mar 2018 #1
The only thing Christie expanded was his waistline. BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #2
And Christie was adamantly against Upthevibe Mar 2018 #3

BigmanPigman

(52,208 posts)
2. The only thing Christie expanded was his waistline.
Tue Mar 27, 2018, 11:22 PM
Mar 2018

Don't bogart that Krispy Kreme Chris. Good thing he didn't smoke...his waistline would've expanded even more with the munchies.

Upthevibe

(9,055 posts)
3. And Christie was adamantly against
Tue Mar 27, 2018, 11:30 PM
Mar 2018

it including medical. He was part of a CNN documentary and he just made me sick....

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