N.J. patients can now register for medical marijuana
August 9, 2012
the staff off the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ , New Jersey patients with doctors’ recommendations to use marijuana to treat certain chronic health conditions can now egister for identification cards beginning today (Thursday August 8th,2012) as the state prepares for its first legal dispensary to open in September.
“It’s the first time the department will be interacting directly with potential patients and their caregivers,” state Health Commissioner Mary O’Dowd told The Associated Press on Wednesday. ( https://www.northjersey.com/news/NJ_patients_can_now_register_for_medical_pot.html )
The announcement came as the state’s first legal dispensary, Greenleaf Compassion Center in Montclair, N.J., grows its first crop of legal marijuana for patients. O’Dowd said it’s expected to be ready and fully licensed to open sometime in September.( https://www.northjersey.com/news/NJ_patients_can_now_register_for_medical_pot.html )
