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Meeting Agenda for August 12, 2025 at 7 pm
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thoughts on current events and issues on medical marijuana.
Agenda: New Jersey Issues:
The NJ Governor candidates are Democrat Congresswoman Mikie
Sherrill (D-NJ-11), who is pro-cannabis, and the Republican former Assemblyman
Jack Ciattarelli, with more mixed views. They face
each other in the Tuesday, November 4th election. Sherill has an “A” for her voting record in Congress from
NORML. The winner will be decided by who turns
out to vote! Regardless of your candidate of choice, cannabis reformers are
encouraged to register and vote in all elections. Welcome to the New Jersey Online
Voter Registration website.
Why is Cannabis
Expensive in New Jersey?
NJCRC
Fines MSO Curaleaf $610,000 for Labor Violations Among Others
NJCRC Investigation of Mold and THCA Inflation; cannabis advocate Andrea Raible, who has been leading the call to investigate testing, praised CRC for their investigation.
First
Confirmed Case Links Medical Cannabis Product to Rare
Fungal Infection
With the Hager decision, medical marijuana has become another form of accepted treatment within the New Jersey workers’ compensation system.
New Jersey’s Cannabis Market v. Federal
Prohibition: Unpacking the Conflict
of Hemp Product Legislation and Interstate Transportation in an Evolving
Sector
NJ Senator Scutari’s bill S4154, “Establishes crime of
selling or purchasing marijuana from unlicensed businesses." Sign NORML's S4154 action alert.
Let Advanced Practice Nurses Recommend
Medical Cannabis: NORML Petition
The Cannabis
Regulatory Commission (CRC):
Next meeting: September 10,
2025. Register
to speak here by September 8th at 5 p.m. Submit
comments in writing by September 11th at 5 p.m.
Watch on Zoom or on YouTube
CRC Commissioners Delgado and Del
Cid Corso resigned; CRC is down to three commissioners, Dianna Houenou, Amelia
Mapp, and Krista G. Nash.
First New Jersey Marijuana
Consumption Lounges Get
Official Approval; four new cannabis
consumption lounges
Introducing
NJ-CRC's Cannabis
Business News
The
Cannabis
Training Academy (NJ CTA) provides education about the NJ cannabis industry
history, the impact of cannabis prohibition, current laws and regulations,
business and financial strategies, and the state licensing process.
How
to Qualify for Medicinal Cannabis in New Jersey
Federal Drug
Policy Reform:
SSDP: Open Letter
to Meta: End the
Censorship of Cannabis, Psychedelic, and Harm Reduction Communities; Add
your voice by signing
this petition.
The Making of
Marinol; Medical
Marijuana Memory Blog #41; Alice
O'Leary Randall
Delaware’s
adult-use marijuana market opened
8/1/25; Unfair? Adults 21 and over can buy cannabis at 12 retail locations.
“It’s incredibly unfair and disappointing,” said Zoe Patchell.
Psychedelic
therapies promise to
revolutionize how we treat mental challenges not only for Vets, but others
in our society. We’ll continue to fight for our vets.
YOUR CANNABINOID RESEARCH LIBRARY: Stay up to date on the research on CBD, cannabis &
the cannabinoids!
Dana Beal’s GoFundMe for his trial expenses. More info at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp-kILfYSPk
Kentucky Gov. Beshear lobbying President Trump to reschedule cannabis. Should marijuana be rescheduled? by Bob Barr, The Hill opinion contributor - 08/09/25
Ambio Life Sciences Launches World's First Clinical Ibogaine Program for Patients With Neurodegenerative Conditions
Upcoming events:
Shore
Grow Hydro: Patient Aid Fundraiser; 1710 Rt 35, Oakhurst, NJ; Sat.,
August 16, 2 pm- 6 pm: Our 8th annual fundraiser where all the proceeds go to
the CMMNJ. This is their biggest raising event of the year
Would you or your
organization like to donate? Contact us at Shore
Grow Hydro.
NE CANN: Atlantic City Convention Center, 9/5-6/2025. CMMNJ at Booth #710. Andrea presenting (njhomegrow.com, safeleafsociety.com.) Volunteers?
Patients
Out of Time:
The 16th National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics, From Prohibition to Recognition, in Charlottesville, VA, 9/14-16/2025.
Society of Cannabis Clinicians (SCC) 3rd Annual Medical Cannabis Conference, Metropolitan State University of Denver, October 24– 25. Guy speaking.
Psychedelic Conference, U. Penn, Nov. 15, 2025.
CMMNJ’s ongoing goals:
Insurance bills: Press
release: NJSNA supports insurance for medicinal cannabis
·
S1944: Costs
of medical cannabis to be reimbursed by Catastrophic Illness in Children
Relief Fund, PAAD, Senior Gold and VCCO.
·
S1943/A4371:
Requires workers’
compensation, PIP, and health insurance coverage.
·
A898/ S2828: Subsidize medical cannabis in Medicaid or NJ Family
Care.
Home cultivation bills: Website: https://www.letpatientsgrownj.com/
Petition: End the Blockade on NJ Senate bill
S1393; it
has bipartisan co-sponsors, but no committee hearing scheduled yet. Sign NORML’s S1393 Action Alert.
·
S1393/A846: Authorizes home cultivation of medical cannabis.
·
S1985/A3867: Legalizes six plants for personal use and 10 plants
for medical
Hospital and Institutional Access:
NJ patients in hospitals, nursing homes,
state institutions, group homes and
hospice need access to medical cannabis. Patient outcomes would improve, and
health care costs would be reduced with access to medical cannabis.
In 2023 CMMNJ endorsed
psychedelic research and the safe use of psychedelics. A3852/S2283 "Psilocybin
Behavioral Health Access and Services Act"
Treasury
report: $8,213.
Fundraising ideas
are always welcome. CMMNJ has thousands of hemp wristbands. Can your
organization use them? See the photo below.
Or scan:
More info:
Ken
Wolski, RN, MPA (609) 394-2137 ohamkrw@aol.com
Facebook: Friends of
CMMNJ: https://www.facebook.com/groups/62462971150/
Twitter/X: @CMM_NJ
CMMNJ blog: https://cmmnj.blogspot.com/
CMMNJ website: https://cmmnj.org/
CMMNJ Awards:
2021: NJ
Governor's Jefferson Award in the Volunteer Group category;
2023: NJ State
Governor's Volunteerism Award in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Champion for
Justice Category "for extraordinary service to your community;"
2023: Ken Wolski won a Lifetime Achievement award;
2023: NJ Senate
and Assembly Joint Legislative Resolution affirmed
CMMNJ's importance as a "catalyst for the legalization of both medical and
recreational marijuana in the State" and paid “tribute to all who have
contributed to its success and renown.”
CMMNJ, a 501(c)(3)
public charity, is a non-profit educational organization.
