“Here we are 10 years later, 13 of those 22 are still in office and haven’t said boo. It’s well-known patients cannot afford it,” Miller said. He also explained that a significant number of patients in the program die every year in part because they cannot afford cannabis sold at dispensaries. Miller speculates that perhaps then-Governor Jon Corzine was against NJ homegrow. The reason homegrow was taken out of the bill has yet to be explained publicly. Last year in New York the state association for medical dispensaries made up of Citiva, Columbia Care, Etain, MedMen, PharmaCann, the Botanist Acreage NY, and Vireo Health sent a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo that, among, other things, severely criticized homegrow, saying it would hurt the industry. Reform advocates across the country blasted the move as being exceedingly greedy and they had to cope with the fallout. After years of struggle, New Jersey’s medical marijuana program is doing better than ever, and Miller remains active as a leader in the movement. And despite the hardships of fighting for so long and New Jersey’s slow progress on the issue, Miller is not disheartened.' https://headynj.com/jim-miller-longtime-advocate-and-nj-homegrow-leader/?fbclid=IwAR1LKKE-BhcaxNHF0fTZpKVB4xjNxDygoLGay4_HMupKXbX_Z8EoUMbeNjA
