Post by Logan on Apr 9, 2016 21:56:07 GMT -6
NJ bill would allow medical marijuana treatment of menstrual cramps
TRENTON – Women who suffer from painful menstrual cramps could find relief in medical marijuana, if state legislation introduced this week is adopted.
The bill, which is being proposed by four North Jersey Democrats, would add dysmenorrhea to the list of medical conditions for which a doctor could prescribe marijuana. Under current state law, physicians can authorize the use of marijuana for a limited set of conditions, including terminal cancer, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis and other chronic illnesses.
“By adding dysmenorrhea to the list of health conditions that may be treated using medical marijuana, New Jersey would acknowledge the serious nature of the pain that many women experience,” said Assemblywoman Mila Jasey of South Orange, who co-sponsored the bill. “State law is the only thing standing in the way of relief from this agony for our residents who have tried everything else, and it’s time for that to change.”
The legislation follows the announcement last week that actress Whoopi Goldberg, who lives in West Orange, is launching a line of medical marijuana products designed to alleviate menstrual pain.
Read more: www.northjersey.com/news/nj-bill-would-allow-medical-marijuana-treatment-of-menstrual-cramps-1.1541258
TRENTON – Women who suffer from painful menstrual cramps could find relief in medical marijuana, if state legislation introduced this week is adopted.
The bill, which is being proposed by four North Jersey Democrats, would add dysmenorrhea to the list of medical conditions for which a doctor could prescribe marijuana. Under current state law, physicians can authorize the use of marijuana for a limited set of conditions, including terminal cancer, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis and other chronic illnesses.
“By adding dysmenorrhea to the list of health conditions that may be treated using medical marijuana, New Jersey would acknowledge the serious nature of the pain that many women experience,” said Assemblywoman Mila Jasey of South Orange, who co-sponsored the bill. “State law is the only thing standing in the way of relief from this agony for our residents who have tried everything else, and it’s time for that to change.”
The legislation follows the announcement last week that actress Whoopi Goldberg, who lives in West Orange, is launching a line of medical marijuana products designed to alleviate menstrual pain.
Read more: www.northjersey.com/news/nj-bill-would-allow-medical-marijuana-treatment-of-menstrual-cramps-1.1541258