{"id":1262,"date":"2012-04-19T08:01:35","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T08:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/?p=14606"},"modified":"2012-04-19T08:01:35","modified_gmt":"2012-04-19T08:01:35","slug":"stunning-reversal-in-new-jersey-as-montclair-dispensary-is-granted-permission-to-grow-marijuana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/stunning-reversal-in-new-jersey-as-montclair-dispensary-is-granted-permission-to-grow-marijuana\/","title":{"rendered":"Stunning Reversal in New Jersey as Montclair Dispensary is Granted Permission to Grow Marijuana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/stunning-reversal-in-new-jersey-as-montclair-dispensary-is-granted-permission-to-grow-marijuana\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"219\" height=\"231\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/steve-christie.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"steve christie\" title=\"steve christie\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-14607\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/stunning-reversal-in-new-jersey-as-montclair-dispensary-is-granted-permission-to-grow-marijuana\/attachment\/steve-christie\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-14607\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/steve-christie-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Activists are preparing for the annual celebration of marijuana tomorrow and throughout the weekend.\u00a0 Several legal developments this week may make for an even more upbeat <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2010\/04\/20\/420-meaning-the-true-stor_n_543854.html\" target=\"_blank\">420 <\/a>weekend than normal.\u00a0 Marijuana.net already reported on such stories as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/administration\/president-obama\" target=\"_blank\">President Obama <\/a>facing pressure from the international community to legalize marijuana.\u00a0 Additionally, Colorado lawmakers demonstrated huge support for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.regulatemarijuana.org\/s\/regulate-marijuana-alcohol-act-2012\" target=\"_blank\">Amendment 64<\/a>, which if passed by residents in November would legalize marijuana under state law.<\/p>\n<p>What is even better news is that one negative story covered earlier this week may have quickly turned into a positive.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/jersey-officials-seem-more-preoccupied-with-corruption-and-bureaucracy-instead-of-compassion\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marijuana.net highlighted <\/a>the exhausting delays patients have had to deal with in New Jersey and the corruption associated with a Bergen prosecutor \u00a0\u00a0Over two years ago lawmakers approved the legal use of medical marijuana, but state officials have seemingly thrown every bureaucratic obstacle in its way.\u00a0 This may all have changed as Greenleaf Compassion Center of Montclair has been given the green light to start growing medical marijuana immediately.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear if all red tape will finally be cut and even Green Leaf Compassion Center\u2019s CEO Joe Stevens is approaching the situation cautiously.\u00a0 He said\u00a0 &#8220;My opinion hasn\u2019t really changed. It\u2019s great, and it\u2019s a show of good faith on the department\u2019s side, but what it comes down to is the patients. They still don\u2019t have access and they don\u2019t know when they will have access. It\u2019s still meaningless to me, to be growing marijuana for patients who don\u2019t have access.&#8221;\u00a0 Stevens is seeking stronger assurances from Governor Steve Christie that the medical marijuana program will not be weighed down with additional delays.\u00a0 The CEO does not want to grow the medicine only to have it sit around and lose its usefulness.<\/p>\n<p>The news shows that persistence can ultimately achieve victory, especially when fighting for compassion and relief.\u00a0 There has been a great deal of pressure put on<a href=\"http:\/\/www.state.nj.us\/governor\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Governor Christie <\/a>and New Jersey legislators lately.\u00a0 Joe Stevens issued a harsh letter to the Governor citing what appears to be intentional delays and the fact that his group has spent over $160,000 in trying to open Green Leaf Compassion Center.\u00a0 Others have also come forward and have even filed lawsuits against the New Jersey government.\u00a0 Perhaps wanting to avoid court cases that would not paint a flattering picture of our elected officials and their agenda to prevent the people of New Jersey from finding relief.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"219\" height=\"231\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/steve-christie.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"steve christie\" title=\"steve christie\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-14607\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/stunning-reversal-in-new-jersey-as-montclair-dispensary-is-granted-permission-to-grow-marijuana\/attachment\/steve-christie\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-14607\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/steve-christie-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Activists are preparing for the annual celebration of marijuana tomorrow and throughout the weekend.\u00a0 Several legal developments this week may make for an even more upbeat <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2010\/04\/20\/420-meaning-the-true-stor_n_543854.html\" target=\"_blank\">420 <\/a>weekend than normal.\u00a0 Marijuana.net already reported on such stories as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/administration\/president-obama\" target=\"_blank\">President Obama <\/a>facing pressure from the international community to legalize marijuana.\u00a0 Additionally, Colorado lawmakers demonstrated huge support for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.regulatemarijuana.org\/s\/regulate-marijuana-alcohol-act-2012\" target=\"_blank\">Amendment 64<\/a>, which if passed by residents in November would legalize marijuana under state law.<\/p>\n<p>What is even better news is that one negative story covered earlier this week may have quickly turned into a positive.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/jersey-officials-seem-more-preoccupied-with-corruption-and-bureaucracy-instead-of-compassion\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marijuana.net highlighted <\/a>the exhausting delays patients have had to deal with in New Jersey and the corruption associated with a Bergen prosecutor \u00a0\u00a0Over two years ago lawmakers approved the legal use of medical marijuana, but state officials have seemingly thrown every bureaucratic obstacle in its way.\u00a0 This may all have changed as Greenleaf Compassion Center of Montclair has been given the green light to start growing medical marijuana immediately.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear if all red tape will finally be cut and even Green Leaf Compassion Center\u2019s CEO Joe Stevens is approaching the situation cautiously.\u00a0 He said\u00a0 &#8220;My opinion hasn\u2019t really changed. It\u2019s great, and it\u2019s a show of good faith on the department\u2019s side, but what it comes down to is the patients. They still don\u2019t have access and they don\u2019t know when they will have access. It\u2019s still meaningless to me, to be growing marijuana for patients who don\u2019t have access.&#8221;\u00a0 Stevens is seeking stronger assurances from Governor Steve Christie that the medical marijuana program will not be weighed down with additional delays.\u00a0 The CEO does not want to grow the medicine only to have it sit around and lose its usefulness.<\/p>\n<p>The news shows that persistence can ultimately achieve victory, especially when fighting for compassion and relief.\u00a0 There has been a great deal of pressure put on<a href=\"http:\/\/www.state.nj.us\/governor\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Governor Christie <\/a>and New Jersey legislators lately.\u00a0 Joe Stevens issued a harsh letter to the Governor citing what appears to be intentional delays and the fact that his group has spent over $160,000 in trying to open Green Leaf Compassion Center.\u00a0 Others have also come forward and have even filed lawsuits against the New Jersey government.\u00a0 Perhaps wanting to avoid court cases that would not paint a flattering picture of our elected officials and their agenda to prevent the people of New Jersey from finding relief.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22,52,1240,1241,1242,56,9,69,51,70,106,1,3,61],"tags":[2623,2632,3810,3811,3812,2636,2648,2631,5,2684,6],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1262"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1262"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1262\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}