Editorial: Gov. Christie should heed father's plea for medical marijuana for young patients

[KennedyBrothers]

Editorial: Gov. Christie should heed father's plea for medical marijuana for young patients
By The Times of Trenton (NJ)

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The father of a toddler who suffers dozens of seizures a day for lack of the medication that could help her met with the one man in a position to help his daughter.

Brian Wilson consulted not with a doctor but Gov. Chris Christie, whom he cornered at a diner during one of the governor’s re-election campaign stops.

In that face-to-face and emotional meeting, Wilson asked Christie to sign legislation removing roadblocks for children benefit from medical marijuana.

“Please don’t let my daughter die, governor,” Wilson said after Christie promised a decision by today saying that he would do what he thinks is best for the people of the state.
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Full article: http://www.nj.com/times-opinion/index.ssf/2013/08/editorial_gov_christie_should_5.html

[Tx4obama]

1. What I heard on the news earlier today was that Christies sent the bill back because...

... he wants it rewritten 'to include only children' and not adults 'to be allowed' to have the edible marijuana.

So, after the state legislature rewrites the bill and passes it he said he will sign it.

[tridim]

2. "Only children, no adults" is just insane. What. The. HELL!?

Christie, you are a first-class asshole with zero empathy.

[Ed Suspicious]

3. So what does the daughter do when she reaches 18? Go criminal, end up in prison, and die from lack

of proper medication? Insanity.

That pointed question was rhetorical and not aimed at you, Tx.

[Tx4obama]

4. They said in an interview tonight (CNN?) that eveyone over 18 will have to 'smoke' it...

But I would guess that in a year or two or whenever the law will be changed to be more sensible - let's hope.