New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Friday asked for changes in a medical marijuana bill to to ease access to the drug for ill children. Christie signaled that he would sign the bill if the Legislature changed it to stipulate that edible forms of marijuana would be available only to qualified minors, and that a […]
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Attorney General Eric Holder: Marijuana’s effect on children a factor
Associated PressBy Frederic J. Frommer WASHINGTON (AP) — How it affects children will be one factor the Justice Department weighs as it determines how to respond to the legalization of marijuana in Washington state and Colorado, Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress Thursday. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Bill Introduced to Define Drug-Endangered Children
Proposed legislation cites federal law in defining when a child is endangered by a caregiver’s use or possession of drugs, potentially trumping Colorado law and making it illegal to possess, smoke or grow pot near children or in their homes. Senate Bill 278, which was introduced Thursday and assigned to the Senate Health and Human […]