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NJ: Out-of-state groups look at medical marijuana


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New Jersey’s local advocates are still fighting for timely medical marijuana program regulations. But a group in Colorado, Greenway University, claims it can help prospective Alternative Treatment Centers in NJ with compliance. Greenway will be pocketing $300 per person for a fly-in seminar they are conducting this month. No medical marijuana experts from New Jersey were invited to present.

Greenway is part of a growing trend that has out-of-state groups looking to maximize on the information gap from NJ’s Department of Health and Senior Services. Because DHSS officials have issued no draft regulations and have also remained tight-lipped about the program, those in the canna-businesses of other states see an opportunity.

Greenway offers an exclusive point-of-sale system for medical marijuana dispensaries. So their upcoming seminar may be less about local NJ compliance and more of an infomercial for their business services line-up, including cultivation techniques.

Yet, without even draft regulations for any aspect of NJ’s medical cannabis program, no one can craft the best models for compliance. That is precisely the reason why local non-profit advocacy groups are pushing for DHSS to follow the medical cannabis law to bring the program on-line this year with knowledgeable residents.

More information about medical marijuana in New Jersey is available at www.cmmnj.org

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Chris Goldstein is a radio broadcaster, writer and marijuana reform advocate. Chris worked for national NORML as their podcast and online media...

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