TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Assembly voted in favor of a bill Thursday that would add post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to the list of medical conditions that qualify for the state’s medical marijuana program.
The bill, Assembly Bill 457, was approved by a voted 55 to 14, with seven abstentions. Also on Thursday, a companion bill in the Senate, Senate Bill 2345, was approved by the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee.
Under the joint proposals, New Jersey residents who suffer from PTSD would be eligible for the state’s Compassionate Use of Medical Marijuana Act for the first time, but only if they are resistant to conventional treatments..
Post-traumatic stress disorder is an anxiety disorder that is estimated to affect eight million Americans annually, including many military veterans returning from combat. New Jersey is home to approximately 480,000 veterans.
If approved by both chambers as expected, it remains unclear if anti-pot Governor Chris Christie will sign the proposal into law.
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