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NJ Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act and Other Marijuana Users

By Lependorf & Silverstein

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The state of New Jersey enacts some of the most severe punishments for the usage, distribution, and possession of marijuana. People accused of a Princeton drug crime involving marijuana can face sentences of as little at 5 years or as great as 20 years without the option of parole for at least the first 10 years. Suspects convicted of marijuana drug crimes in New Jersey can even face legal fines of over $20,000 in addition to 100 hours of community service, if the suspect is found within 1,000 feet of a school facility. Despite New Jersey?s harsh penalties against marijuana possession and usage, in January, New Jersey passed the Compassionate Medical Marijuana Act. The New Jersey Office of Legislative Services notes that this new Act permits the legalization of marijuana only for those qualifying patients diagnosed by a physician as suffering from debilitating medical conditions, which can include epilepsy and glaucoma, that are resistant to conventional medical therapy...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on May 25, 2010 (boomark / email).