Post by Logan on Jun 16, 2016 16:42:40 GMT -6
N.J. Assembly passes bill approving marijuana for PTSD treatment
The Assembly has passed legislation that would allow qualified New Jersey residents with post-traumatic stress disorder to get medical marijuana treatment.
The Democrat-led Assembly voted 55-14, with seven abstentions on Thursday. The bill, co-sponsored by Assemblyman Tim Eustace, D-Maywood, heads to the Senate for consideration.
The legislation approves the disorder for treatment with marijuana only if it's not treatable with conventional therapy.
At a hearing earlier this month in Trenton, two Iraq war veterans testified that allowing PTSD to be treated with marijuana could help slow the rate of suicide among returning veterans.
Read more: www.northjersey.com/news/n-j-assembly-passes-bill-approving-marijuana-for-ptsd-treatment-1.1617321
The Assembly has passed legislation that would allow qualified New Jersey residents with post-traumatic stress disorder to get medical marijuana treatment.
The Democrat-led Assembly voted 55-14, with seven abstentions on Thursday. The bill, co-sponsored by Assemblyman Tim Eustace, D-Maywood, heads to the Senate for consideration.
The legislation approves the disorder for treatment with marijuana only if it's not treatable with conventional therapy.
At a hearing earlier this month in Trenton, two Iraq war veterans testified that allowing PTSD to be treated with marijuana could help slow the rate of suicide among returning veterans.
Read more: www.northjersey.com/news/n-j-assembly-passes-bill-approving-marijuana-for-ptsd-treatment-1.1617321