Medical Marijuana in New Jersey. Finally.

did you see..... (4.00 / 1)

....my bluejersey mic flag?  that when a long way in the statehouse still.

activist for hire.

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by: Jay Lassiter @ Tue Jan 12, 2010 at 22:54:35 PM UTC

Mic flag, opening doors all over ... n/t (4.00 / 1)

It's not a particularly snappy signature, but here's what I think we need in the next NJ Democratic State Chair.  

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by: Rosi Efthim @ Tue Jan 12, 2010 at 23:04:18 PM UTC

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Jay - have you ever considered baking brownies? (0.00 / 0)

I don't know how often you have to take your medication, but it seems to me that you can afford the calories, but not the damage to your lungs.

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by: Bertin Lefkovic @ Wed Jan 13, 2010 at 00:05:30 AM UTC

It's great that MPC is on the right side of this issue, but... (3.00 / 1)

...it is a shame that he cannot take the same enlightened approach about a doctor-patient relationship when it comes to a woman's reproductive decision-making process.

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by: Bertin Lefkovic @ Wed Jan 13, 2010 at 00:09:54 AM UTC

GREAT VIDEO JAY (4.00 / 1)

your one of my heroes, thank you for making this

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by: vingopal @ Wed Jan 13, 2010 at 03:38:29 AM UTC

Does anyone (0.00 / 0)

have a link to the rollcall on this? Curious how everyone voted.

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by: vingopal @ Wed Jan 13, 2010 at 04:33:56 AM UTC

a handful of GOP Senators.... (0.00 / 0)

...voted YES including Baroni, Bateman, S. Kean, Singer, Pennacchio, and Ciesla.  the tally was 25-18.

In the Assembly it was 48-14.  (four Republicans voted for the bill: Assemblymen Carroll and O'Scanlon and Assemblywomen Casagrande & Vandervalk).

activist for hire.

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by: Jay Lassiter @ Wed Jan 13, 2010 at 12:57:28 PM UTC

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Which Democrats voted No? (0.00 / 0)

Those numbers lead me to think that there was significant Democratic opposition or abstention.

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by: Bertin Lefkovic @ Wed Jan 13, 2010 at 17:07:05 PM UTC

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A lot didn't vote at all (0.00 / 0)

I think that the discussion involving the abstentions on the marriage equality vote highlighted an age old practice of taking a stance on as few issues as possible. That's probably why it takes many years to even get one of these issues to a vote.

Without casting a vote, they may have been in favor of or opposed, but we will never know. Of course, these final days votes only allowed a vote within about 30 seconds. At 8pm+ some members may have dozed off, stepped out of the room, or simply called it a day.

I am very happy to see that it passed. I am just anxious to see it signed.

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by: mmcgrath @ Wed Jan 13, 2010 at 18:11:08 PM UTC

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