VINELAND -- New Jersey farmers, including some in this area, see a chance to add an important new crop now that the state has legalized medical marijuana. "We would all like to grow it because we think it would be a good cash crop -- literally," Fairfield nurseryman Roger Ruske said. The New Jersey Farm Bureau, a trade group for agriculture, has looked into the issue in depth and found good news and problems with the idea. New Jersey last month adopted a law allowing medical use of marijuana. [continues 575 words]
Reading the recent article in The Star regarding the middle-aged couple who were charged and convicted of smuggling and trafficking drugs from their house, I was appalled to see their sentence. So, they gave up their house, big deal. It should not have been a bargaining chip as Canadian law requires that you forfeit anything gained by trafficking illegal drugs. This is a serious crime as these prescription drugs are the new drug of choice that cause crime everywhere. Read the recent articles of pharmacy and personal thefts of prescription drugs in Essex County in the last month. [continues 71 words]
