South Jersey school to permit medical marijuana for students

Associated Press | NJ Advance Media

TRENTON - An autistic southern New Jersey teen who suffers from potentially life-threatening epileptic seizures will now be allowed to legally consume edible medical marijuana at her school.

NJ.com reports administrators at The Larc School in Bellmawr adopted the policy Wednesday after Gov. Chris Christie signed a law allowing it earlier in the week.

The law now permits 16-year-old Genny Barbour to receive her mid-day dosage of cannabis oil from the nurse at The Larc School.

Barbour’s parents, who unsuccessfully sued for this right a year ago, say cannabis oil works better than any traditional pharmaceutical medication to control Genny’s seizures.

Officials with The Larc School and the Maple Shade school district initially refused to allow the cannabis oil on school grounds due to legal concerns.