Herald News, 05 Aug 2010 – Thank you for your call to Governor Christie to implement the medical marijuana program immediately ("Speed the relief," Editorials, July 13). We should consider why he has such concern for "doing it right." The elephant in the room is those people who will not qualify to be medical marijuana patients. They are in a gray area. Their ailments are not considered severe enough or they are simply recreational users. They would love to stop being treated as criminals. Some people prefer cannabis over aspirin and other products for pain relief.

The Record, 31 Jul 2010 – STOP BLOWING smoke. It’s time to inhale. Cancer patients, people with AIDS, victims of Lou Gehrig’s disease and others have waited long enough. They were supposed to be allowed to smoke medical marijuana starting in October. Thirteen other states already allow it, and New Jersey became the 14th back in January, when the Legislature passed the nation’s strictest law and then-Gov. Jon Corzine signed it.

Herald News, 31 Jul 2010 – STOP BLOWING smoke. It’s time to inhale. Cancer patients, people with AIDS, victims of Lou Gehrig’s disease and others have waited long enough. They were supposed to be allowed to smoke medical marijuana starting in October. Thirteen other states already allow it, and New Jersey became the 14th back in January, when the Legislature passed the nation’s strictest law and then-Gov. Jon Corzine signed it. But then Governor Christie pushed back the start date to January 2011, in a move befitting a prosecutor, because he wanted "to do it the right way," his spokesman said.

The Record, 25 Jul 2010 – WE FEEL there is no question about it: The careful, legal distribution of medicinal marijuana to those in need is a good thing. The New Jersey Legislature agreed and passed legislation permitting distribution last January. Then-Gov. Jon Corzine signed the measure before leaving office. But Governor Christie has requested a delay in its implementation, and a proposal to modify the system of distribution is cause for concern.