New Jersey Governor Signs Bill Adding PTSD as Qualifying Medical Cannabis Condition
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed into law Assembly Bill 457 to allow those with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to use medical cannabis. The signing comes roughly a month and a half after the measure was given approval by the state’s legislature with a combined 85 to 22 vote.
Under the new law – which took effect immediately after Christie’s signature – those with PTSD are allowed to legally purchase, possess and use cannabis for medical purposes, given they receive a recommendation from a physician and become registered with the state.
“I am pleased that Gov. Christie agreed with our legislation that finally empowers doctors to treat veterans and other PTSD patients with this indisputably effective medicine,” said Senator Joseph Vitale (D-Middlesex), a lead sponsor of the bill, following Christie’s signing of it.
New Jersey now joins Michigan, California, Illinois, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Arizona, Washington, Rhode Island and Oregon as states that allow those with PTSD to legally use medical cannabis.
James Rogers
I am so proud of the New Jersey Assembly for staying the course and getting this Bill (457) to the Governor for his signature. There are many Veterans like myself who suffer daily reminders of War, and the suffering it causes not only in the theater, but also in the course of a normal day. So I would like to thank the Assembly, and the Governor for hard work and compassion with concern to this matter!
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where can i find a doctor to recommend me for it. in NJ