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New Jersey Multiple Sclerosis Patient Free On Bail | The 420 Times
New Jersey multiple sclerosis patient and convicted cannabis grower John Ray Wilson is now free on bail after being convicted last year of growing 17 marijuana plants; plants he says he used to relieve the symptoms of his MS.
After losing an appeal earlier this year, John now awaits word on his final appeal at the state Supreme Court from home after the New Jersey Appellate Division granted him a bail of $15,000, of which his family put up 10% to secure his release.
Unfortunately the terms of John’s release prohibit him from using medical marijuana, even though it is now legal in New Jersey. +
Alternate headline: Non-violent man locked up for relieving MS symptoms using a plant that is safer than alcohol to owe $15,000 to the state for his freedom
New Jersey Medical Marijuana Patient Sent to Prison | Drug War Chronicle
A New Jersey man convicted of marijuana manufacture after he grew 17 plants in his backyard to use to treat his multiple sclerosis was ordered to prison to begin serving a five-year sentence Wednesday even as he appeals his conviction to the state Supreme Court. +
Since Wilson’s conviction, New Jersey has passed a law to allow medical marijuana. The program is still being set up and marijuana is not yet being distributed legally to patients. (www.nj.com)
An update on cannabis legislation on the East Coast
![Will Andrew Cuomo change his mind about medical cannabis? | New York Magazine
With Governor Chris Christie’s blessing, New Jersey will now begin implementing a medical-marijuana law signed by former governor Jon Corzine in 2010, and some New Yorkers are starting to feel that the grass, if you will, is greener on the other side of the river.
[…] According to recent polls, anywhere from 50 percent to 71 percent of New Yorkers favor legalizing medical marijuana. If that’s not enough of an incentive for Cuomo, maybe the prospect of being less progressive on the issue than Chris Christie will be.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lopfqr8FFn1qc1ca1o1_250.jpg)
Will Andrew Cuomo change his mind about medical cannabis? | New York Magazine
With Governor Chris Christie’s blessing, New Jersey will now begin implementing a medical-marijuana law signed by former governor Jon Corzine in 2010, and some New Yorkers are starting to feel that the grass, if you will, is greener on the other side of the river.
[…] According to recent polls, anywhere from 50 percent to 71 percent of New Yorkers favor legalizing medical marijuana. If that’s not enough of an incentive for Cuomo, maybe the prospect of being less progressive on the issue than Chris Christie will be.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he will allow the state to begin dispensing medical marijuana despite his concerns over whether federal authorities could prosecute state regulators.
New Jersey legalized marijuana for patients with certain conditions last year as Gov. Jon Corzine was leaving office. But the law’s implementation was delayed as the state labored over regulatory details.
Last month Christie said he wanted assurance from federal prosecutors that they won’t pursue criminal charges against state-sanctioned medical marijuana programs before he agreed to implement the law.
He didn’t get that assurance, but says he doesn’t believe federal authorities will expend limited resources to go after people complying with state law.
An update on decriminalization and medical cannabis in New Jersey.
The state health department released the winning applicants today, despite the Legislature’s intent to repeal the medical marijuana program rules draft by the Christie administration.
DHSS released the draft regulations for the medical marijuana program in October. Among the new restrictions proposed are limits on THC content, limits on strains of cannabis and requiring physicians to inform patients of the “potentially addictive qualities” of marijuana.
SCR 130 may now see floor voting on December 9, 2010.
