N.J. law grants sick children access to edible medical marijuana

[Tenchi]

Ill children in New Jersey will be able to more easily access edible medical marijuana under a measure signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Chris Christie.

Qualifying minors in New Jersey will now have a wider variety of treatment options, and the new law will remove the limit on the number of marijuana strains that may be cultivated.

The new law also requires parental permission for edible marijuana to be made available to minors through tablets, capsules, drops or syrups, according to New Jersey Assembly Democrats who advanced the legislation.
Christie, a Republican, vetoed the original bill in August and said he would sign legislation that included a rule that edible marijuana would be dispensed only to minors and that a psychiatrist and a physician both would have to approve before a minor could join the program.

The final version of the bill includes both of Christie's demands, according to a news release from the state's Assembly Democrats.

Said Christie in a statement, "I'm pleased the legislature accepted my recommendations so that suffering children can get the treatment they need.

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[23536]

a psychiatrist and a physician both would have to approve before a minor could join the program.

Psychiatrists are physicians.

 

[LuGoJ]

Psychiatrists are physicians.

I believe they mean a GP, Family Doctor or Internal medicine specialist. IE, someone you go to when you are psychically sick, not mentally sick.

 

[slimvictor]

Wow, they are letting children use medicine now?
Maybe they can cut back their 14-hour work days, too, and even allow them to speak in front of adults.

 

[Captain.Heroin]

Think about all the rich white children whose parents can afford both a psychiatrist and a physician. God bless us white people and fuck "governor" Christie. He can suck a white cock.

 

[Tommyboy]

Think about all the rich white children whose parents can afford both a psychiatrist and a physician. God bless us white people and fuck "governor" Christie. He can suck a white cock.

Anybody making less enough to be on medicaid can do this too, so I don't see your point.