TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie is requesting more time to implement the medical marijuana law passed by the legislature in January, and scheduled to take effect in July, according to a report on NJSpotlight.com. The governor's staff is requesting a six to 12-month delay, the report said, in order to sort out logistics of implementing the law. Changing the...
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Young marijuana plants are shown Sept. 15, 2009, in Seattle. The marijuana is distributed to members of a cooperative of medical patients who have received doctor's authorization to use the drug to treat their illnesses, such as AIDS and multiple sclerosis.TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie is requesting more time to implement the medical marijuana law passed by the legislature in January, and scheduled to take effect in July, according to a report on NJSpotlight.com.
The governor's staff is requesting a six to 12-month delay, the report said, in order to sort out logistics of implementing the law. Changing the timetable would require passage of another bill by the legislature, the report said.
In March, The Star-Ledger reported that both Christie and acting Health and Senior Services Commissioner Poonam Alaigh asked to extend the timetable.
According to Alaigh, the department was having some issues.
"We are rigorously trying to meet the time frame, but the first priority is to create a structure" that will be the "most restrictive, in the way the law was meant to be," Alaigh said in March.
Previous coverage:
• New Jersey's first legally grown marijuana will be harvested this fall
• N.J. medical marijuana law is signed by Gov. Corzine
• N.J. lawmakers approve bill legalizing medical marijuana
• FAQs on N.J. Legislature-approved bill that would legalize medical marijuana
| New Jersey lawmakers pass medical marijuana law |
| New Jersey state Assembly approved medical marijuana bill |
| New Jersey considers a medical marijuana law |
