There are still some
who say that the law is flawed, too restrictive, and others who insist that
allowing any legal marijuana is flawed thinking.
But like it or hate
it, medical marijuana is almost here. New Jersey's first authorized distribution
center is expected to open within weeks, in a Montclair storefront that once
housed a head shop.
On this edition of
"Due Process," we look at the rationale - and the strict state
rules - for legalizing the use of marijuana to ease the suffering of the
critically ill.
And we look back at
the life of Diane Riportella, an ALS patient for whom other drugs proved
useless. It was her tearful plea to state legislators that helped win passage of
the "compassionate use" bill. She died just weeks ago, before she could see the
law she fought for put in practice.
In the studio, Sandra
King and Raymond Brown get all sides of the still-controversial law from Senate
Sponsor Nicholas Scutari, former Ocean County 1st Asst. Prosecutor
Terrence Farley and Critical Care Doctor Jeffrey Miskoff.
Due
Process - winner of 21 New York and Mid-Atlantic Emmys - airs on
NJTV, successor to New Jersey Network, on the stations and
cable positions once occupied by NJN.
Due
Process is
a production of Rutgers School of Law - Newark and the Edward J.
Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy with studio facilities
provided by the Rutgers iTV Studio, Division of Continuing Studies.
Major
funding for Due Process is provided by The Fund for New
Jersey and Rutgers, The State
University.
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