An early draft of a new bill outlines ways legislators hope to expand New Jersey’s medical marijuana program even more and improve accessibility for patients, doctors and caregivers.
Gov. Phil Murphy and state Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal announced sweeping reforms of the program earlier this year, which included adding more qualified conditions, lowering enrollment fees and creating dispensary expansion opportunities.
Upcoming legislation by Sen. Joseph Vitale, D-Middlesex, would expand the program even further in several areas.
The bill would add even more qualifying medical conditions to the current list, which was updated in March to include anxiety, migraines, Tourette’s syndrome, chronic pain related to musculoskeletal disorders and chronic visceral pain.