Thirteen medical dispensaries statewide have obtained licenses to sell to the general public. Here's everything you need to know before sales being Thursday.
The Botanist in Williamstown is one of the businesses getting ready to welcome customers 21 and older at 10 a.m. with special hours exclusively for medical sales.Action News found some medical patients picking up cannabis on Wednesday, avoiding the anticipated crowds.
"Sometimes I'm afraid that there's not going to be anything left for the medical people. So I get medical, but if they're able to have the amount that's needed for everybody, then yeah that would work," said Lisa Simmons of Deptford, who uses cannabis to help with post-traumatic stress disorder. Some local police departments have said they'll use specially-trained drug recognition experts to spot drivers under the influence.
"There's no allowing anybody to show up impaired. Fair to say that whether you're drinking, whether you've smoked weed, whatever the reason, anybody who shows up impaired will be dealt with aggressively," said Murphy during a press conference on Monday.
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