Tuesday, March 4, 2014

CMMNJ Monthly Public Meeting Agenda March 11, 2014



Monthly Meeting Agenda 
Lawrence Twp. Library, Rm. #3
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
7:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

Approve February 2014 minutes. Discuss:

Sen. Scutari may introduce marijuana legalization legislation by March 25, 2014.

Asm. Gusciora introduces A2842, a bill that decriminalizes one ounce of marijuana in NJ.

NJ DOH produced two Medicinal Marijuana Program reports as a result of Appellate Court decision.

Upcoming Events:
NORML NJ mtng. at Joe’s Mill Hill Saloon, Trenton, 3/10/14 at 7 pm.
Sanjay Gupta’s documentary, “Weed 2” airs on CNN, 3/11/14 at 10 pm, with the Wilson family.
Sentencing of Chris Goldstein & Don DeZarn 3/26/14 in federal court for marijuana possession.
Joys of Hemp Expo, Embassy Suites Piscataway, NJ, April 4 - 6.  CMMNJ has table & talk.
ASA’s National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference, April 5 – 7th, Mayflower Hotel in D.C.
4/20 Rally at the Trenton Statehouse at 4:20 pm (following march from the Train Station).
Smoke Down Prohibition 4/20/14: Independence Park, Philadelphia, PA. 3 – 4:20 pm.
Patients Out of Time Conference, May 8 – 10, Portland, Oregon.
Marijuana Legalization Debates featuring CMMNJ:
National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence, 3/25/14 Bloustein School Theater, New Brunswick;
Montclair State College, 4/17/14 at 2:45 pm, Montclair, NJ.

Recent events:
Assembly Regulatory Oversight Committee Hearing on NJ’s MMP, 2/20/14.
Parents’ Medical Marijuana Press Conference, State House, 2/27/14.
“Going Away Party” for Medical Refugee Diane Fornbacher, Collingswood, NJ, 2/22/14.

Treasury report: Checking: $3929; PayPal: $3902.

CMMNJ's meetings are the second Tuesday of each month from 7 - 9 PM at the Lawrence Twp. Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence Twp., Tel. #609.882.9246.  All are welcome.  (Meeting at the library does not imply Mercer County’s endorsement of our issue.)

More info:  Ken Wolski, RN
(609) 394-2137 ohamkrw@aol.com
http://www.cmmnj.org
Facebook: Friends of CMMNJ: https://www.facebook.com/groups/62462971150/?fref=ts

CMMNJ, a 501(c)(3) public charity, is a non-profit educational organization.


                    

Monthly Public Meeting Minutes, 
February 11, 2014

CMMNJ‘s Op Ed endorses legalization of marijuana in NJ to best meet patients’ needs.  State Sen. Scutari to introduce marijuana legalization legislation. CMMNJ wants the bill to include Home Cultivation, specific workplace protection, DUI’s a function of Field Sobriety Tests—with videotape--and not some arbitrary blood or urine limit.

Medical refugees fleeing the state.

Press Conference in support of medical marijuana will be held on Thursday, 2/27/14 at 11 am in the Trenton Statehouse, Assembly Room 109.  CMMNJ urges supporters to attend.

Appellate Court: DOH must produce MMP reports within 45 days (2/27/14). The Court rejected tort claims and complaints re: regulations.

S1220/A765: (allows organ transplants for medical marijuana patients), & A4537: (OK’s OOS ID cards and medical marijuana) must be reintroduced in the new legislative session.

Upcoming Events: NORML NJ mtng. at Joe’s Mill Hill Saloon, Trenton, 3/10/14 at 7 pm.
Sentencing of Don DeZarn 3/26/14: guilty in federal court of marijuana possession.
Joys of Hemp Expo, Embassy Suites Piscataway, NJ, 4/4 – 4/6/14. CMMNJ has table & talk.
4/20 Rally at the Trenton Statehouse at 4:20 pm (following march from the Train Station).
ASA’s National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference, April 5 – 7th, Mayflower Hotel in D.C.
Patients Out of Time Conference, May 8 – 10, Portland, Oregon.
Celebration of 11th Anniversary of CMMNJ in March 2014?

Recent events: Gov. Cuomo endorses medical marijuana in NY.
British TV meets CMMNJ.
Legislative hearing in Harrisburg, PA on medical marijuana bill, S 1182 on 1/28/14.

Treasury report: Checking: $3694; PayPal: $3707. CMMNJ Hoodies for sale--$25.  CMMNJ renewed Meetup.com at $72/6 months.

Facebook: Friends of CMMNJ: https://www.facebook.com/groups/62462971150/?fref=ts

CMMNJ, a 501(c)(3) public charity, is a non-profit educational organization.



Recent Media Coverage and Blogs:

More parents creating marijuana usable for ill children
http://articles.philly.com/2014-02-12/news/47238899_1_meghan-wilson-compassionate-care-foundation-marijuana

Assemblyman Reed Gusciora picked as chairman of Regulatory Oversight committee
http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/02/gusciora_picked_as_chairman_of_the_regulatory_oversight_committee_in_state_assembly.html

U.S. Issues Marijuana Guidelines for Banks
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/15/us/us-issues-marijuana-guidelines-for-banks.html?emc=edit_tnt_20140214&tntemail0=y

Investors bet on legal marijuana as others warn of 'green rush' burn
http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2014/02/legal_marijuana_pot_arc_view_privateer_green_rush_or_bust.html

Parents move to Colorado for 'miracle' pot for children
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/17/moving-medical-marijuana-epilepsy-children/5255323/

MARIJUANA IN AMERICA: COLORADO POT RUSH
HTTP://WWW.CNBC.COM/ID/101412302

Will NJ Get High on Marijuana Proposal?
http://www.politickernj.com/dscarinci/71525/will-nj-lawmakers-get-high-marijuana-proposal

Medical Marijuana
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/20/opinion/medical-marijuana.html?emc=edit_tnt_20140219&tntemail0=y

Fix NJ's medical marijuana program, patient advocates, dispensary operators say
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/02/fix_njs_medical_marijuana_program_patient_advocates_dispensary_operators_say.html

NJ Assembly committee: Problems with medical marijuana laws - See more at:
http://www.northjersey.com/news/Problems_with_medical_marijuana_laws_smoking_bans_halfway_house_reform_heard_in_NJ_Assembly_committee.html?c=y&page=2#sthash.FZHIorgy.dpuf

NJ medical marijuana program needs fixing
http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/nj-medical-marijuana-program-needs-fixing/html_17ed928c-bd32-539e-8783-d2294c8c2fe4.html

Parents plead for expanding N.J. medical marijuana program
http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/65367-parents-plead-for-expanding-nj-medical-marijuana-program?linktype=hp_topstory

Parents rally at Statehouse to clear red tape on medical marijuana for kids
http://www.trentonian.com/general-news/20140227/parents-rally-at-statehouse-to-clear-red-tape-on-medical-marijuana-for-kids

NBC 10 News Paula Joana interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaR8FX1B1nY

Featured letter: Legalization of marijuana could combat harder drugs
http://www.app.com/article/20140220/NJOPINION02/302200005

Medical Marijuana Patients and Advocates Speak Out at New Jersey Oversight Hearing
http://www.ladybud.com/2014/02/20/medical-marijuana-patients-and-advocates-speak-out-at-new-jersey-oversight-hearing/

More Than Zero: Reclassifying Marijuana Could Have A Significant Impact On Drug Policy
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobsullum/2014/02/07/more-than-zero-reclassifying-marijuana-would-have-a-significant-impact-on-drug-policy/

We Need Proof on Marijuana
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/13/opinion/we-need-proof-on-marijuana.html?emc=edit_tnt_20140212&tntemail0=y&_r=0

Scutari's Bill Drop Imminent and a Gazillion Marijuana Myths
http://www.politickernj.com/jrlassiter/71796/scutaris-bill-drop-imminent-and-gazillion-marijuana-myths

NIH DIRECTOR FRANCIS COLLINS —IGNORANT, DISHONEST, OR BOTH?
http://www.beyondthc.com/nih-director-francis-collins-ignorant-dishonest-or-both/

NBC Visits The Medical Marijuana Patient Lounge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnmOXQLPew4&feature=youtu.be

Family of sick toddler leaves NJ for Colorado's medical marijuana program
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/03/family_of_sick_toddler_leaves_nj_for_colorados_medical_marijuana_program.html

NJ Family Moving To Colorado To Get Liquid Marijuana For Sick Toddler
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/health/nj-family-moving-colorado-get-liquid-marijuana-sick-toddler

Sketchy sushi salesman featured in marijuana ad being peddled to NJ viewers
http://www.app.com/interactive/article/20140303/NJNEWS10/303030073/Medical-marijuana

NJ Now: February 16, 2014, Legalizing Marijuana In NJ
http://www.my9nj.com/story/24752476/nj-now-february-16-2014-legalizing-marijuana-in-nj

"The Plant" a short film about Cannabis Prohibition in Illinois
http://vimeo.com/88037439

State of New Jersey
Medicinal Marijuana Reports
2013 Annual Report [pdf 867k]
2013 Biennial Report [pdf 627k]
http://nj.gov/health/medicalmarijuana/reports.shtml