Medical Marijuana showdown today in Trenton?

by: Jay Lassiter

Thu Apr 28, 2011 at 08:48:46 AM EDT

For the past year Governor Christie has ignored the will of NJ voters and a bi-partisan majority in the State House and refused to allow the state's medical marijuana plan to proceed.

(State House)--Today in Trenton the Senate Judiciary Committee will meet to confirm (or not...) the Department of Health's new chief commissioner. That role was vacated by Dr. Poonam Aleigh who recently ~~got her head rolled~~ resigned -- supposedly to care for a dying relative. It's unlikely that's the only reason she left considering she's already been shortlisted for a new executive job.

Anyway, Governor Christie has nominated Mary O'Dowd to be the new commish. She happens to be married to Kevin O'Dowd, one of Christie's top legal advisers. Senator Nick Scutari chairs the judiciary committee that will decide Mary O'Dowd's fate today. He's also the primary sponsor of NJ's Medical Marijuana law (that NJ's Health Department is supposed to be overseeing....) Because Senator Scutari is the chairman of this committee, he can pin her down for answers about WTF the medical marijuana law continues to languish. If her answers are evasive or unsatisfying, her appointment could be held up.

Jay Lassiter :: Medical Marijuana showdown today in Trenton?

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Christie never has to go through chemo, because then he would see first hand what it is like not being able to give your body healing foods that could lead you on the path to recovery. He has no compassion whatsoever.

by: bluescat1 @ Thu Apr 28, 2011 at 15:15:52 PM UTC