New Jersey, where property, corporate and income taxes are among the highest in the U.S., now can also claim the nation’s most expensive medical marijuana. Governor Chris Christie, who has railed against the state’s cost of living, says pricey pot is fine with him.
The second-term Republican, who has called the cannabis-therapy movement a “front for legalization,” says he’ll block Democratic lawmakers’ latest efforts to broaden the list of conditions eligible for treatment. The program’s restrictions are causing the state to miss out on millions of dollars in tax revenue, sponsors say.
Twenty years after California became the first of 23 states to legalize medical marijuana, programs have managed to flourish in places like Rhode Island and New Mexico, even as use remains banned by federal law.
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Medical Marijuana Scarce And Costly In New Jersey
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