"The state’s medical marijuana program is on life support now, thanks to Gov. Chris Christie’s latest bit of bureaucratic sabotage.

"This law, which offers a measure of compassion to patients in severe pain, was signed by Gov. Jon Corzine on his last day in office. It was supposed to be ready within six months — about a year ago — but the administration has placed one absurd hurdle after another in its path.

"The state Department of Health added restrictions found nowhere in the law. It limited the potency of the marijuana to weak strains. It banned home delivery. It forbid placement of distribution centers within 1,000 feet of schools, which makes it virtually impossible to put one in a city like Newark."

http://blog.nj.com/njv_editorial_page/2011/06/christie_sabotages_medical_mar.html