Despite Governor's Request, Rutgers University Won't Grow Pot

New Jersey Lawmakers, including Governor Chris Christie, have made it legal in the State of New Jersey, to use marijuana for specific medicinal purposes.  While the possession of marijuana remains a federal offense, New Jersey and a dozen other states have legalized "medical marijuana".  The problem for Christie and potential medical pot heads is going to be where to get their weed.  Today, Rutgers University denied the governor's request for them to be the sole legal grower of marijuana in the state, according to the New Jersey Star-Ledger.

I'm sure if Christie looked hard enough, it would only take him a few minutes to find another source of the state's marijuana supply.  Trouble is, it must be hard to tax a street corner, I guess.  While Governor Christie is doing a phenomenal job making cut-backs, and balancing a horribly inflated state budget, he will undoubtedly have a harder time getting institutions that rely strongly on financial support of the Federal Government to support a legalization plan that the feds are dead set against.  If officials at Rutgers change their mind, I have a feeling I'll be paying $50 tolls the next time I go to the beach via the AC expressway.