Court Orders Status Report on NJ Pot Dispensaries
State accused of dragging feet on letting them open
State officials must provide a status report after half of the medical marijuana dispensaries approved in New Jersey remain unopened, a state appeals court ruled.
New Jersey legalized such dispensaries for patients diagnosed with certain chronic medical conditions four years ago under the Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act.
In a lawsuit against the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, a class claimed that the department was delaying implementation of the law. They also called the process for registering medical marijuana confusing and time consuming.
Three patients named as plaintiffs - Richard Caporusso, Jill Caporusso and Caroline Glock - claimed that the Health Department's deliberate inaction denied them access to legalized outlets for the drug.
