Expand Eligibility for Medical Pot
The state Department of Health wants to hear from the public about illnesses and conditions that should be added to the eligibility list for medical marijuana.
That sounds reasonable enough, we’re just not sure why officials are bothering with this process, which involves completion of a three-page petition detailing other available treatments for targeted illnesses and documentation from physicians about the potential benefits of cannabis.
The state’s health experts don’t know all of this already? The health department has the ability right now to expand eligibility, but officials have been reluctant to do so. The state could solicit input from physicians and other medical marijuana supporters — and opponents — on its own, but instead officials are effectively forcing the public to do all the initial legwork.
New Jersey clearly has plenty of room with which to work in broadening the use of medicinal pot safely and responsibly, but nothing...
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