The Record, 11 Aug 2012 – THERE finally is a small ray of sunshine for New Jersey residents suffering from such awful ailments as cancer, multiple sclerosis, HIV/AIDS and muscular dystrophy. Almost three years after it was approved, medical marijuana may become available to patients next month. The state Health Department this week announced that patients who qualify for the drug can begin registering to get it on the "Medicinal Marijuana Program" page on the department’s website. The registry will help connect patients with an estimated 150 doctors who have signed up with the state to dispense marijuana. As of Friday, 28 physicians in Bergen County and eight in Passaic County are participating.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer, 09 Aug 2012 – More than two years after New Jersey legislators passed a law allowing doctors to prescribe medical marijuana, patients qualified to receive the drug may register for identification cards beginning Thursday. That doesn’t mean they will soon receive a prescription for cannabis.

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Asbury Park Press, 02 Aug 2012 – It was hard reading Assemblyman Declan J. O’Scanlon Jr.’s July 20 commentary, , "Medical marijuana: the facts," with a subtitle stating that the "Christie administration has been responsive on (the) issue." First, the Christie administration has never responded to any potential medical marijuana patients or organizations that advocate for medical marijuana in regard to their specific concerns about the program’s regulations, many of which were added on after the bill was signed into law over 2 1/2 years ago.

Asbury Park Press, 02 Aug 2012 – It was hard reading Assemblyman Declan J. O’Scanlon Jr.’s July 20 commentary, , "Medical marijuana: the facts," with a subtitle stating that the "Christie administration has been responsive on (the) issue." First, the Christie administration has never responded to any potential medical marijuana patients or organizations that advocate for medical marijuana in regard to their specific concerns about the program’s regulations, many of which were added on after the bill was signed into law over 2 1/2 years ago.

Asbury Park Press, 31 Jul 2012 – I read with interest Assemblyman Declan J. O’Scanlon Jr.’s telling missive, "Medical marijuana: the facts," July 20. A harsh reality for our state’s medical marijuana patients is that they are still on the drug war battlefield despite a New Jersey medical marijuana law that is supposed to serve their needs.

Asbury Park Press, 31 Jul 2012 – I read with interest Assemblyman Declan J. O’Scanlon Jr.’s telling missive, "Medical marijuana: the facts," July 20. A harsh reality for our state’s medical marijuana patients is that they are still on the drug war battlefield despite a New Jersey medical marijuana law that is supposed to serve their needs.

Asbury Park Press, 27 Jul 2012 – Regarding Assemblyman Declan J. O’Scanlon Jr.’s July 20 commentary, "Medical marijuana: the facts," not only should medical marijuana be made available to patients in need, but adult recreational use should be regulated. Drug policies modeled after alcohol prohibition have given rise to a youth-oriented black market. Illegal drug dealers don’t I.D. for age, but they do recruit minors immune to adult sentences.