50 N.J. patients registering for medical marijuana
Advocates for medical marijuana say they are not surprised by a slow start for the registry of patients eligible to access the drug legally in the state.
The state Department of Health said Wednesday that since the registry opened on Aug. 9, 21 patients have begun the process of signing up for permission to use the drug, which is otherwise illegal.
Under New Jersey’s procedures, a patient can submit an application only after a physician has declared he or she meets the qualifications. The state says 50 patients have been declared eligible by doctors so far.
Earlier Wednesday, the health department said 18 people had applied and 44 had been identified by doctors as eligible. (Associated Press)
https://www.northjersey.com/news/18_NJ_patients_register_to_use_medical_marijuana.html
i need to get on that list
It’s about time. The legislature enacted this under Corzine. Disagreeing with a law is not an excuse for the state executive to refuse to enforce it.