N.J. judge: Mother can't bring medical marijuana to her child at school

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TRENTON — The mother of a teenage New Jersey girl with epilepsy cannot come to school to feed her daughter cannabis oil that has helped control her seizures, a state judge ruled Tuesday, saying state and federal drug possession laws trump their right to use medical marijuana on school grounds.

This is the third legal defeat for the Barbour Family of Maple Shade, which has vowed to keep appealing the case legal experts believe is the first court challenge of its kind in the country.

In addition to the conflicts in state and federal law, state Administrative Law Judge John S. Kennedy said the family failed to show their daughter Genny would suffer "irreparable harm" if denied medical marijuana in school, according to his 11-page decision.

"There are no doctor's reports from (Genny Barbour's) treating physician that would establish that her lunchtime dose of marijuana is medically necessary," Kennedy wrote....

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