Medicinal Marijuana Program

The Department of Health and Senior Services is committed to the effective implementation of the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act to make medicinal marijuana available as soon as possible, while ensuring the integrity of the program.

• List of Participating Physicians [pdf 77k]
  
  
• Greenleaf Compassion Center Issued Permit to Grow Medicinal Marijuana
  
  
• For Physicians

DHSS Commissioner Mary E. O'Dowd's Op-Ed on Medicinal Marijuana:
Creating a Secure Medicinal Marijuana Program [pdf 78k] - The following Op-Ed appeared in The Record newspaper on January 25, 2012.

State Agriculture Development Committee:
 
Questions and Answers Regarding Medicinal Marijuana [pdf]

Regulations:

Notice of Adoption filed with the Office of Administrative Law [pdf 193k]

Proposed Rules for the Medicinal Marijuana Program [pdf 185k]

What people are saying about NJ's Medicinal Marijuana Program:

“Almost everyone I have spoken with is supportive….I am happy to have them move into Montclair.”
--Montclair Mayor Jerry Fried, Star-Ledger, Nov. 16, 2011

“We will be a discrete, secure, professional and confidential operation.”
--Will Stater, chairman of Compassionate Sciences Inc., Maple Shade Zoning Board, Oct. 12, 2011

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FAQs:

• Frequently Asked Questions about the Medicinal Marijuana Program

Press Releases:

• DHSS Names New Director of Medicinal Marijuana Program
  
  
• Governor Christie Remarks on Medical Marijuana Program Implementation - July 19, 2011 [Video Transcript]
  
  
• Governor Chris Christie Announces Bi-Partisan Agreement on Medicinal Marijuana
  
  
• DHSS announcement on Alternative Treatment Centers (ATCs)