Monday, June 24, 2013

NJ set for final vote on medical marijuana bill

from philly.com



A bill would allow treatment centers to produce an unlimited number of varieties of marijuana. (File Photo)
A bill would allow treatment centers to produce an unlimited number of varieties of marijuana. (File Photo)
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
POSTED: Monday, June 24, 2013, 9:40 AM
TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey lawmakers are set to vote on a bill that would make it easier for children with certain medical conditions to have access to medical marijuana.
The bill would go to Gov. Chris Christie if it clears the state Assembly Monday.
The bill would eliminate the need for written consent from a pediatrician and a psychiatrist for juveniles to be eligible.
It would also allow treatment centers to produce an unlimited number of varieties and for marijuana to be produced in an edible form, which is banned.
The bill was drafted in response to the plight of a Scotch Plains girl with severe epilepsy, whose parents had not been able to find a psychiatrist to sign a consent form.

Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20130624_ap_njsetforfinalvoteonmedicalmarijuanabill.html#LDeSMPYSEgOphVUH.99
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