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New Jersey Dispensary Finally Serves Patients Medical Marijuana

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After what has felt like a soap opera, New Jersey patients have finally now been able to legally access medical marijuana.  The former Governor, Jim Corzine signed off on legislation permitting medical marijuana during his final days in office.  However, Governor Christie and other lawmakers have delayed the program with as many bureaucratic and administrative delays as they could muster.  After that, local townships refused to grant zoning permits.

Although officially legal, medical marijuana would remain in a stalemate until Montclair finally decided to consider the needs of patients and granted Greenleaf Compassion Center its zoning permit.  On Thursday, after years of frustration and delays, Greenleaf’s doors finally opened to patients.  At first supplies will be limited and patients will only have the option to purchase in half ounce increments.  Greenleaf president Joseph Stevens expects supply to be a non issue soon and recently said “everything’s been going great”at the center.

New Jersey has some of the strictest rules in the nation for patients to receive a medical marijuana prescription.  So far there are only 300 patients registered.  However, the program will grow and more patients will be granted relief as time goes on and more conditions are recognized in the program.  Additionally, there may soon be six dispensaries in the Garden Staten as five other collectives have received approval.  New Jersey is one of the most populous states in the nation.  We believe and hope they will show other states in the northeast and east coast how to run medical marijuana dispensaries.  We all know who New Jersey’s big brother and it may only be a matter of time now before the Big Apple approves medical marijuana.

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Medical Marijuana Industry News October 19, 2012

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Montel Williams Calls Anti-Medical Marijuana Ads Racist in Arkansas…

Before it was cool for celebrities to come out and support marijuana reform, patients and activists always knew they could count on Montel Williams.  The former talk show host suffers from MS and has been very vocal about marijuana providing him with relief and has done a great deal of work to highlight marijuana’s medicinal benefits.  Now that medical marijuana is gaining acceptance, opposing groups are ratcheting up their efforts to promote propaganda.  Montel Williams is coming out against an ad that opposes the proposed medical marijuana program in Arkansas that will be voted on by residents in three weeks.  In the ad promoted by the Family Council Action Committee, a black man is shown dealing drugs as the narrator says “dope dealers” will be able to take advantage of legalized medical marijuana.  Yesterday Mr. Williams told a crowd in Little Rock that the ad was “the most egregiously false, racist statement you’ve ever seen in your life.”   Montel Williams said of his medical marijuana use that “For me, cannabis became a choice that my doctor and I had to make.”  Arkansas can become the first southern state to pass medical marijuana legislation.

 

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New Jersey Dispensary Receives Go Ahead to Start Selling Medical Marijuana…

For those who appreciate a good legal drama, New Jersey has provided a great deal of material.  New Jersey passed a bill permitting medical marijuana several years ago and has seen progress come in small intervals due to bureaucratic delays and challenges from Governor Chris Christie. No patients have been served in the years since the program received its initial approval.  However, that all appears ready to change as Greenleaf Compassion Center in Montclair has received a permit to distribute marijuana.  New Jersey Health Commissioner Mary O’Dowd said “This permit marks a significant step forward in the implementation of New Jersey’s medicinal marijuana program.”  Patients who have been approved are expected to be receiving their medical marijuana cards any day.  Analysts are still unsure as to exactly when Greenleaf Compassion will open its doors but most feel it will be operation before the end of the year.

 

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Arizona Officials Keep Up Battle with Residents and Medical Marijuana….

Arizona has some of the strangest and maybe even most unfair laws on record.  However, officials only seem to be able to focus on two issues, immigration and marijuana.  Earlier this week marijuana.net reported on a story where Arizona police officers raided a patient’s home and arrested her on felony narcotic possession, seemingly because they were not familiar with what a marijuana tincture is.  Now, Maricopa County will be making its case in court as they refuse to provide zoning permits for medical marijuana dispensaries, despite a state law passed by residents that has legalize medical cannabis.  Officials in Maricopa County claim that the law is in violation of Federal law.  Ironically, many critics have made a similar accusation in regards to how Arizona handles immigration law.  The Arizona “show me your papers” and other parts of the state’s immigration laws seem to be at odds with Federal laws, though state lawmakers do not seem to mind.  Today a judge in Maricopa County will hear the opening arguments in a case filed by the ACLU.

 

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Confusion in New Jersey Continues To Leave Residents Scratching Their Heads

scratching head picWe at marijuana.net have spoken at length about all of the exciting news regarding national marijuana reform.  We have also discussed the bureaucratic delays that have frustrated patients and activists, especially as no plausible explanation is provided for all the red tape.  Again we find ourselves talking about New Jersey. Yesterday we posted an article …continue reading

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Medical Marijuana Industry News Nov. 18, 2011

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New Jersey Moves Closer Than Ever Toward First Medical Marijuana Facility

 

New Jersey could be seeing an end to the ongoing battle to open the doors to its first marijuana dispensary.  Medical marijuana has been legal for some time now and 6 applicants were granted approval by the Garden State.  There was a drawn out political battle to even get to this point but new challenges arose.  Local municipalities have been reluctant to grant the zoning approval for dispensaries.  However, now it appears that fight may too be seeing its final round.  The Montclair Zoning Board has approved an application from Greenleaf Compassion Center.  The state health department has the final say as Greenleaf Compassion Center will have to sit on pins and needles waiting.  Another delay or hold up would come as no surprise when taking into account how the legal process for medical marijuana in New Jersey has played out.

 

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Colorado Looking To Slash Price on Marijuana License

 

While the trend in the medical marijuana industry is raising taxes and fees, Colorado may be taking the opposite course.  Reports indicate that the cost of a yearly medical marijuana license may be reduced from $90 to $35.  This would be yet another reduction as licenses cost $140 when the state first initiated its program.  Colorado’s Board of Health feels that even with the lower license fees they will still be able to cover administrative costs associate with running the medical marijuana program.

 

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