NJ Department of Health Announces Medical Marijuana Rule Changes
Additionally, the rule includes the following changes that will go into effect upon publication:
Additionally, the rule includes the following changes that will go into effect upon publication:
Separate permitting systems
The rules also provide new guidance to the Medicinal Marijuana Review Panel, which advises the state on cannabis policy, and create separate permitting systems for cultivation, manufacturing and dispensing operations in an effort to make more marijuana available to the public and at more locations. Until now, these three aspects of the business were bundled together under a single permitting process.
The Department of Health today proposed readopting the medical marijuana rules (N.J.A.C. 8:64), with amendments. The rules establish standards by which the Department implements the Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act. This proposal follows the Department’s recommended regulatory actions in response to Governor Murphy’s Executive Order #6, which charged the Department with reviewing all aspects of the program to expand access and eliminate bureaucratic barriers.
The New Jersey Department of Health will amend medical marijuana rules under the Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act.
The amendments are a follow up to Gov. Phil Murphy’s January executive order, which charged the Department with reviewing all aspects of the program to expand access and eliminate bureaucratic barriers.
“These rules … will expand access to marijuana therapy responsibly, and to thousands more patients who need it,” Health Commissioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal said.
The Murphy administration will be launching a $50,000 media campaign to promote the program, NJ.com reported. Just last month. Murphy announced major reforms to medicinal marijuana program, including the addition of medical conditions, lowered patient and caregiver fees, allowing dispensaries to add satellite locations, and proposed legislative changes that would increase the monthly product limit for patients, and allow an unlimited supply for those receiving hospice care.
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