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New Jersey Leagalizes Medicinal Marijuana

Yelena Mandenberg — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:34:32 +0000

Yesterday, New Jersey became the 14th state to approve the usage of medicinal marijuana to help patients with chronic illnesses.

This new measure allows patients who are suffering from cancer, AIDS, Lou Gehrig’s disease, muscular dystrophy, and multiple sclerosis to have access to marijuana grown and distributed through state-monitored dispensaries. Patients who have prescriptions for medicinal marijuana should be able to receive it within the next 9 months from one of six locations.

Governor Jon S. Corzine is going to sign it into law as the last thing he does before he leaves office next Tuesday.

The New York Times reports:

“The bill’s approval, ...continue reading

New York Nays Gay Marriage, But New Jersey Might Say Yes

Yelena Mandenberg — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:50:13 +0000

Although the same-sex marriage bill in New Jersey has a long way to go, today, a petition signed by more than 2,300 Democratic officials, advocates, and residents, has been helping to sway members of the State Senate Judiciary Committee to legalize gay marriage. The petition was circulated by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, which is a liberal political advocacy group.

Among the signees was Senator Raymond J. Lesniak, a Democrat from Union County, who says that the petition produces a strong “momentum change” for the bill, although is has been stalled in the last few weeks. Lesniak is a member of the ...continue reading

Family Tragedy in NJ, Man Shoot Family, Kills Son

Igor Derysh — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:19:11 +0000

The Thanksgiving holidays ended tragically for one family in New Jersey this year, when early on Saturday morning, a man chased down and shot his wife and two sons, killing one of them, before he himself was shot by an off-duty police officer.

Investigators have not yet found a clear motive for the crime.

Paramedics pronounced Adrian Gonzales, 7-years-old, dead at the scene. His 11-year-old brother and mother were hospitalized and currently are in critical condition. The gunman, Edelmiro Gonzales, 54, was also taken to the hospital, where he died several hours later.

A resident that witnessed the shooting, told the Record of Bergen ...continue reading