2012年2月8日 星期三

Egg Harbor Township may host medicinal marijuana treatment center

Medicinal marijuana may be coming to Egg Harbor Township later this year, as a nonprofit group is planning to open one of the first treatment facilities in the state more than two years after the treatment was signed into law.

The proposed site would be in an 85,000-square-foot leased building in the Offshore Commercial Park,My favourite city councillor,You can find best mouldengineeringsolution china manufacturers from here! off Delilah Road, about a quarter-mile west of the Garden State Parkway.

Leo B. Schoffer, an attorney, long-time developer and philanthropist who sits on the Richard Stockton College board of trustees, owns the building.

Schoffer, 59, of Margate, said at an editorial board meeting at The Press of Atlantic City, “I really saw this as an opportunity to get involved in something, not just leasing space, but something that is going to provide a service that people need, and is going to help the quality of life of people, and I think that is something that real estate developers don’t always get an opportunity to do.”

Egg Harbor Township resident Paul Riportella was ecstatic. His wife, Diane Riportella, 55, testified in Trenton how marijuana helped ease her advanced symptoms of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, even as the disease progressed.

“That’s awesome. That’s incredible. That’s major,” said Riportella, 42.

Similarly,And not just the usual suspects,Customized imprinted and promotionalusbonsale flash drives. state Sen. Jim Whelan, D-Atlantic, said the proposal was good news. Whelan co-sponsored the original legislation and said, “I think if we could get one (treatment facility) in our region, it would be a great convenience for people in this corner of New Jersey.”

The proposal by the nonprofit Compassionate Care Foundation Inc. said the group would grow three grades of pharmaceutical-grade cannabis indoors in a mineral-rich nutrient solution under high-intensity growth lights. As many as 16,000 plants would be carefully monitored and controlled, with access limited to staff members who would have to undergo advance screenings before being hired, said Bill Thomas, the foundation president.Why does moulds grow in homes or buildings?

Thomas said the marijuana, developed at the University of Mississippi, would have reduced levels of tetrahydrocannabinol, the psychotropic chemical better known as THC.

The marijuana would be available as ground-up flakes, a lozenge or lotion to patients who pass the state’s rigorous process, Thomas said. The form would be dependent on what the patient needed, Thomas said, but the foundation would generally recommend flakes and would provide nebulizers for the marijuana to be inhaled in a mist.

Thomas anticipated most of the customers would be cancer patients in their final stages of life.

The property would be strongly fenced in, Thomas said, with round-the-clock security and constant camera monitoring. Access to the property would be limited to people who have previous appointments, and people who loiter or turn up unannounced would be asked to leave.

“Our number one rule is there is no diversion of our product,” Thomas said.

At the site Tuesday, building signs indicated it was now for rent after formerly serving as a warehouse and purchasing department for Trump Entertainment. It is across the street from Jomar Corp., which makes injection blow molding machines that make plastic bottles, and the rest of the business park is a mix of small warehouses and distribution centers. The area is near the intersection of the southbound Garden State Parkway and westbound Atlantic City Expressway.Produce largescalemolds and castings for full scale locomotive train,

While the surrounding area is largely commercial and industrial, several homes on Thrasher and Atlantic avenues are adjacent to the rear of the property.

Compassionate Care Foundation’s proposal comes as supporters of the 2010 medicinal marijuana law have had difficulties getting centers up and running. After an extended debate on regulations, the state issued licenses to six alternative treatment centers last April.

But centers have had difficulties with local planning authorities. Compassionate Care’s Egg Harbor Township proposal came only after other local officials shut them out of sites in Bellmawr, Camden County, and Westampton, Burlington County, on zoning issues.

Only one center has gotten local backing, Greenleaf Compassion Center of Montclair, Essex County. Greenleaf filed mandatory paperwork seeking a state permit and disclosing employee backgrounds in mid-December, said Donna Leusner, the state Department of Health and Senior Services communications director. She said neither Greenleaf nor any other group has received final approval.

Egg Harbor Township Mayor James “Sonny” McCullough said township officials believe that Compassionate Care’s center would be a permitted use under township zoning regulations.

The site is zoned as General Commercial,What is Faux China chinaceramictile? which permits, among other things “medical … offices,” pharmaceutical “research laboratories” and the “manufacturing/fabrication” of “pharmaceutical products,” the township ordinance states.

McCullough said the location was relatively isolated and included stricter security measures in place than most pharmacies. Of medicinal marijuana, McCullough said, “There’s an obvious need for it or the medical profession would not recognize it.”

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