When your child is sick, you’ll do just about anything to make them better—including moving halfway across the country to get them the medicine they need. For some families being called “marijuana refugees”, it makes little sense to remain in a state where medicine is promised and not delivered. Instead, they’re moving to a state where a variety of medical marijuana can be found, without having to go on the black market and risk arrest. [Read more…]

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When you are addicted to drugs—whether it is heroin, cocaine, or even alcohol—getting clean is a monumental effort. Very few people are able to abandon an addition without intense assistance. For many, this means inpatient treatment. But in the state of New Jersey, getting into a treatment program is far easier said than done. [Read more…]

True to the hard line he has taken in the past against marijuana legalization, Governor Chris Christie says he will not support a bill that would allow New Jersey medical marijuana users to buy their medicine out of state. Like others who have anti-pot positions, he says marijuana advocates will get an inch and take a yard, continually pushing for greater and greater progress. This, he says, is unacceptable. [Read more…]

A Newark pastor recently had some time in the spotlight after an opinion piece was posted to NJ.com and in the Star-Ledger. His recommendation: that New Jersey decriminalize marijuana possession, namely because it’s enforced in a “racially biased” manner and is costing taxpayers millions. [Read more…]