Medical marijuana vote scheduled in New Jersey
A worker at the San Francisco Medical Cannabis Clinic prepares packets of marijuana buds for sale in San Francisco. Credit: AP Photo
New Jersey legislators are scheduled to vote Monday on a bill that could legalize medical marijuana in New Jersey. Gov. Jon Corzine has already said he'd sign such legislation if it crossed his desk.
Those who support they bill say its passage would be a victory for people battling chronic pain and illness.
"It has been heartbreaking to see the patients who need this medication struggling and in pain waiting for the legislature to offer relief," says Meagan Johnson, policy coordinator for Drug Policy Alliance New Jersey.
"For the sake of these patients and their families, we need final approval of this bill."
Those who oppose the bill say physicians groups are worried about the reliability of scientific evidence that medical marijuana is effective.
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