Governor Chris Christie today announced a bi-partisan agreement with the Assembly primary sponsor of the state’s medicinal marijuana law on regulations that will ensure timely access to medicinal marijuana for qualified patients while at the same time ensuring the program has adequate safety and security controls. December 3, 2010
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I don’t think its right to require someone to try one drug before having access to another one, especially if the first required drug has known harmful risks and side effects that the patient would rather not expose him/herself to.
@girzwald3 That wasn’t my whole argument. That was just rebuttal to an argument I’ve seen against it. My main argument is: “Bottom line, if an a substance, or act, isn’t impeding on the life, or liberty of another individual, then it shouldn’t be banned or made illegal, period.”
And even if your argument were true, making it illegal won’t get rid of drug users, it will simply criminalize them. We’re wasting so much money on a drug war that cannot be won no matter how much money is put into it
@ginaswo I wasn’t commenting on NJ, I was commenting on everyone else who celebrated this as a “first step” toward full legalization, which I disagree with. NJ, I have no problem with this policy.
@Maserati7200
Its not about whether or not it hurts the individual. Nobody gives a shit if pot was the most toxic substance in the world and it killed each and every person that ingested it.
So, your whole argument is moot and pretty much a red herring.
Its about how those individuals then interact with society. And people who do drugs, have proven themselves not trustworthy to keep it to just themselves. They go out and fuck things up for people not involved.
@Glorthac Then you don’t truly believe in smaller government. You think the government is supposed to step and and tell you what substances you are or aren’t allowed to intake. Ingesting Marijuana hasn’t killed one person, and it is not physically addicting. But even if it was, that doesn’t matter, it is the choice of the person to make. Bottom line, if an a substance, or act, isn’t impeding on the life, or liberty of another individual, then it shouldn’t be banned or made illegal, period.
so your saying i should try Oxycontin first???? Somthins fishy
Oh well, thank goodness this law doesn’t apply to me. Why deal with the state regulations when everyone knows Marijuana is easy to obtain from kids at your local High School or the Rutgers New Brunswick Campus? The availability is constant, the quality is good, and the “black-market” prices are reasonable.
I took Christie’s advice and did my part last Saturday. I’ll shop at a small “business” in order to help the economy any day.
thc restrictions is idiotic
Just a question. What about all the people with an illness not on the list – Do they just have to continue to suffer. Anyone who needs this incredible medicine has the right to use it.
@mbevks does the term MEDICAL in medical marijuana elude you? This isnt Cali RXing for everyone with a pulse. in AZ they are writing the regulations/codes now as well since it passed there also, and they are being quite careful NOT to emulate Cali or CO. They know what to avoid now. If you haven’t walked in a terminally ill cancer patient’s shoes or those of the other very limited medical DXs MM is okayed for in these 2 states, then please do not judge. And do not judge anyway.
I didnt think I could like Gov Christie more, and now I do. As a fiscal conservative/social libertarian, Christie IS the candidate.
Patience patience I know, someday :0>
Potheads are worthless.
@Maserati7200
I do agree. And I don’t understand why we have to “compromise” our liberty either. Something is seriously wrong in “the land of the free and home of the brave”…
chris christie is a phenomonal politician, one of the rare few who is genuine and common sense. i dont think he will run for 2012 though 🙁
I disagree. As someone who does support small government, I still believe the government has roles in certain fields, such as drug abuse prevention.
Well this is a first step. Next step is full legalization. If you truly believe in smaller, non-intrusive, liberty friendly government, then you’d agree with me.
4:40: Finally someone with the attitude that New Jersey can lead the country through these political quagmires and acting on it!
Question: How will you prevent the feds from violating state sovereignty, because you know as soon as the bill passes they’re going to start raiding the new medicinal marijuana clinics?
Nice job, Governor.
It’s not much, but it’s a start.