Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act. On January 18, 2010, the Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act (CUMMA) (N.J.S.A. 24:6I-1 et seq.) was signed into law. The purpose of CUMMA is to protect from arrest, prosecution, property forfeiture, criminal and other penalties, those patients who use marijuana to alleviate suffering from debilitating medical conditions, as well as their physicians, primary caregivers, and those who are authorized to produce marijuana for medical purposes. CUMMA expressly provides that it does not authorize a person to smoke marijuana in a school bus or on any school grounds. As to smoking medical marijuana at such protected locations, CUMMA expressly provides that the patient “shall be subject to such penalties as provided by law.” Although this provision of CUMMA applies only to smoking marijuana in certain specified places, district boards of education are encouraged to consult with their attorney about the oral consummation of medical marijuana at any of the protected locations. The Department of Health has promulgated regulations for the implementation of CUMMA and serves as the lead state agency in developing the Medicinal Marijuana Program (MMP) in the state of New Jersey. The Office of the Attorney General developed Enforcement Guidelines to provide law enforcement with guidance and instruction on key provisions of CUMMA. This document is available at the Division of Criminal Justice website under Attorney General Guidelines (xxxx://xxx.xxxxx.xxx/agguide.htm). The MMP, in cooperation with the Department of Law and Public Safety, has established an MMP Identification Card validation process. Law enforcement personnel that encounter or have questions regarding the validity of an MMP Identification Card should contact the New Jersey State Police, Regional Operations Intelligence Center (ROIC), for Identification Card validation. As of September 30, 2014, the MMP has three (3) permitted and operational Alternative Treatment Centers. They are Xxxxxxxxx Compassion Center in Montclair, Garden State Dispensary in Woodbridge and Compassionate Care Foundation in Egg Harbor. These facilities are presently dispensing medicinal marijuana in raw vegetative form only. They are in the process of developing protocols for the manufacture of lozenge, topical formulations and edible products. These products will be available in the future and will be lawfully dispensed, possessed and utilized by patients that are registered with the MMP. As these products become available, law enforcement will be notified and provided with appropriate instruction on identification. Additional information regarding the Medicinal Marijuana Program is available at xxxx://xx.xxx/health/medicalmarijuana/index.shtml.
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Samples: Uniform State Memorandum of Agreement, Uniform State Memorandum of Agreement, Uniform State Memorandum of Agreement
Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act. On January 18, 2010, the Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act (CUMMA) (N.J.S.A. 24:6I-1 et seq.) was signed into law. The purpose of CUMMA is to protect from arrest, prosecution, property forfeiture, criminal and other penalties, those patients who use marijuana to alleviate suffering from debilitating medical conditions, as well as their physicians, primary caregivers, and those who are authorized to produce marijuana for medical purposes. CUMMA expressly provides that it does not authorize a person to smoke marijuana in a school bus or on any school grounds. As to smoking medical marijuana at such protected locations, CUMMA expressly provides that the patient “shall be subject to such penalties as provided by law.” Although this provision of CUMMA applies only to smoking marijuana in certain specified places, district boards of education are encouraged to consult with their attorney about the oral consummation of medical marijuana at any of the protected locations. The Department of Health has promulgated regulations for the implementation of CUMMA and serves as the lead state agency in developing the Medicinal Marijuana Program (MMP) in the state of New Jersey. The Office of the Attorney General developed Enforcement Guidelines to provide law enforcement with guidance and instruction on key provisions of CUMMA. This document is available at the Division of Criminal Justice website under Attorney General Guidelines (xxxx://xxx.xxxxx.xxx/agguide.htm). The MMP, in cooperation with the Department of Law and Public Safety, has established an MMP Identification Card validation process. Law enforcement personnel that encounter or have questions regarding the validity of an MMP Identification Card should contact the New Jersey State Police, Regional Operations Intelligence Center (ROIC), for Identification Card validation. As of September 30, 2014, the MMP has three (3) permitted and operational Alternative Treatment Centers. They are Xxxxxxxxx Compassion Center in Montclair, Garden State Dispensary in Woodbridge and Compassionate Care Foundation in Egg Harbor. These facilities are presently dispensing medicinal marijuana in raw vegetative form only. They are in the process of developing protocols for the manufacture of lozenge, topical formulations and edible products. These products will be available in the future and will be lawfully dispensed, possessed and utilized by patients that are registered with the MMP. As these products become available, law enforcement will be notified and provided with appropriate instruction on identification. Additional information regarding the Medicinal Marijuana Program is available at xxxx://xx.xxx/health/medicalmarijuana/index.shtml.
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Samples: Uniform State Memorandum of Agreement, Uniform State Memorandum of Agreement, Uniform State Memorandum of Agreement
