New Jersey medical marijuana patients vacationing in Maine this summer won’t have to pack their own cannabis medicines when they travel to Lobster Land. They’ll be able to buy some of the nation’s finest -- and least expensive -- weed when they arrive Down East.
That’s thanks to an “instant reciprocity” arrangement the Maine Office of Marijuana Policy forged with nearly two dozen states. Last week, it added patients from New Jersey and New York to the list of those who can purchase craft cannabis from hundreds of caregivers and dispensaries.
“Now New Jersey patients don’t have to risk traveling across state lines with their medicine, which is federally illegal, and can purchase it when they get there,” said Brown. “However, I’d advise patients, don’t plan on bringing any home. Their cards won’t provide protection in other states.”