Montclair’s long been known as the Upper West Side of New Jersey. That’s old school. After Brian Donohue’s roundup on medical marijuana dispensaries on NJ.com today, Montclair will henceforth be known as the home of foofy dogs and pot dispensaries. And even guys with Harvard shirts. Note the man-on-the-street interviews with Montclair’s open-minded citizenry and the B-roll of bongs in the window of Montclair Video. Take that, Upper Freehold, Westampton and Maple Shade.
Yeah…. “sick people” sure….
If (and it’s a big if) Marijuana has medicinal value. Distill it down to a pill and dispense it at, oh I don’t know, maybe the DRUG STORE? Like all other medicinal narcotics.
Hey, right of center, I guess you don’t know any cancer patients. Lucky for you. Your comments are ignorant and ill informed. Medicinal marijuana dispensaries offer many forms of the drug, some that offer the psychotic high and other forms that do not but treat extreme pain and even seizures in children. Go get informed. No pills that I know of but I do know of a liquid form that treats pain and seizures without the “high”. AND I believe many supporters of the plant would love to see drug stores carry it legally and be taxed for it.
Hahaha pgpb ROC knows everything about anything and has done it all ( I’m not sure how because he is always at his computer). In other words you telling him to become more informed just don’t work because he knows it all.
I walked by the place in December and was wondering if that was a headshop. Wonderful news for all who use medical marijuana.
Brian Donohue is snide and annoying. The subject is serious and deserves to be covered in a different manner from the way one might cover a skateboard convention.
I have 2 sides on this issue – either make it legal and tax it like we do alcohol and cigarettes, just to shut people up. We should also start to tax fast food the same way to help people make better decisions instead of the it’s fast and cheap excuse.
Or make all the prescribed feel good drugs illegal and shut people up. I know far more people who are taking anti-depression pills, and back up anti depression pills all day them I know stoners. And yes these people drive. As I type this my pill popping co-worker has the rest of us wondering what new prescription she has that has her off the walls with stupid/crazy. At 4:30 today she’ll be behind the wheel on the roads. It’s almost time for her semi annual car accident that is never ever her fault so be careful out there everyone.
One of the side effects of chemotherapy is loss of appetite. Cannabis has been proven to stimulate appetite in cancer patients, thereby improving their health and quality of life. Why should they have this taken away?
I say treat cannabis as you would any other controlled substance. Regulate it, make it available only through a doctor’s prescription, and monitor patients as you would with any other controlled substance.
I agree it should be legal, taxed and controlled. It’s more benign than alcohol. But unlike CA, NJ has lowered the THC content of medical marijuana. So if an altered state of consciousness is the object, one would do better on the street.
@hrhppg,
Without giving away too much detail ;P can you at least share with us your co-worker’s general path and make/model of the vehicle? This way I will know whether to watch out for a Ford Taurus heading in a Westerly direction or a VW Jetta heading East …
There are many days though, that I wonder if it wouldn’t be better for my psyche to be semi-sedated while driving home from work. Don’t much need it in the morning – for some reason the afternoon rush to get the heck out of dodge is much more horrifying. When I can feel my pulse in my eyes, I know it’s a problem. Hm. Maybe half a valium? ??
The reporter did a great job.
White audi heads west from baristaville. If you see it act like it is the creature from Cloverfield and flee.
I say flat out legalize it. It takes the criminal element out of the equation, and creates revenue through taxation.
I say legalize it and give the U.S. Post Office a monopoly on sales.
Brilliant! Mail a package and buy some stamps and some weed at the same time. One stop shopping. They even have the scales right there. Maybe set up a little smoking area with some couches a la Starbucks. Even overnight delivery!
I think you’re both onto something there!
Once again weed is the basis for common ground.