Curaleaf in Winslow is the largest cannabis grow facility in New Jersey. Here’s a behind the scenes look at what it takes to produce cannabis on a massive scale. (Video by Andre Malok | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)
“I could see endocannabinoids as being a really good conduit to relieving the opioid epidemic.” Nathan Fried, assistant professor of biology, discusses the potential of medical marijuana for replacing opioids as a pain treatment.
Fried joined the Rutgers University–Camden faculty in the fall of 2018. He specializes in neuroscience and is currently studying the connections between sleep and pain, to identify opioid alternatives for chronic pain treatment.
PTSD is not on the list of approved illnesses that are able to obtain a medical marijuana prescription under state law. A panel of eight medical professionals was set up to determine whether the drug can effectively treat PTSD.
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Greenleaf Compassion Center in Montclair was the first medical marijuana dispensary in New Jersey. The Center gave us an exclusive tour of their grow facility in Sussex County. Here’s how a cannabis grow works, taking a plant clone to a mature flower which is packaged for medical use. (Video by Andre Malok | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)
Gov. Murphy spoke to a packed State House Assembly chamber about legalizing marijuana at his first State of the State address. (Video by Andre Malok | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)
Phil Murphy announced massive expansion of N.J.’s medical marijuana program. Dozens more conditions are now approved for medical marijuana, the doctor registry will no longer be required and more.
A Colorado dispensary opened the first marijuana drive-thru of its kind. Could New Jersey be next if recreational cannabis becomes legal? NJ Advance Media reporter Claude Brodesser-Akner takes an eye-opening ride through Tumbleweed Express Drive-Thru in Parachute. Co. (Video by Andre Malok and Claude Brodesser-Akner | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)
A new poll released by Fairleigh Dickinson University shows that most New Jerseyans don’t completely embrace legal recreational marijuana. NJ Advance Media reporter went out to speak to residents along the Hudson River to get a better sense or why that is. (Video by Claude Brodesser-Akner and Andre Malok | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)
Democratic Gov.-elect Phil Murphy’s plan to legalize marijuana for recreational use in New Jersey is running into opposition from lawmakers in his own party. A half dozen Democratic senators tell NJ Advance Media they plan to vote “no” on any bill legalizing pot for recreational use. (Video by Claude Brodesser-Akner and Andre Malok | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)
