Legislation that would declare the Christie administration's draft regulations for New Jersey's medicinal marijuana law as inconsistent with the law's intent was approved 48-22-7 Monday by the Assembly.
The measure (ACR-151) moves to the Senate, for consideration. As a legislative resolution, it does not require Gov. Chris Christie's approval. Instead, it would give the state health commissioner 30 days to revise the proposed medical marijuana rules for the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act.
"The name of the law includes the word compassion," Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Mercer) said. "I do not believe that these regulations exemplify that word. We are looking at regulations with fewer distribution centers, fewer ways for the patient to ingest marijuana and an ever longer wait time. Quite simply, they're unacceptable and must be changed."
