Family to seek emergency order on medical marijuana in New Jersey

MAPLE SHADE – The family of an autistic, epileptic Maple Shade teen say they’ll continue the legal battle to administer medical marijuana to their daughter on school grounds.

The Barbour family is expected to file an emergency order Monday in hopes of forcing the school district to allow Genny Barbour’s mother to give the teenager medical marijuana at school while the legal wrangling continues.

Last week, Administrative Law Judge John Kennedy denied the family’s appeal of an earlier ruling, again siding with the Larc School in Bellmawr and the Maple Shade School District, upholding their argument that state law does not allow the administration of medical marijuana on school grounds.

In his ruling, Kennedy stated that the respondents “are mandated to comply with the Drug Free School Zone Act”, which sets strict rules on drugs within a 1,000-foot perimeter or zone around the school and said there also exists a...

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