Tuesday, July 1, 2014

CMMNJ July 8, 2014 Meeting Agenda



Monthly Public Meeting Agenda 
Lawrence Township Library, Room #3
Tuesday, July 8, 2014, 7:00 PM -- 9:00 PM 

Approve June 2014 minutes.  Discuss:

CMMNJ TV--first taping at Princeton TV Studio was on 6/24; next taping will be 7/15/14.

PA Senate Law & Justice committee unanimously approves medical marijuana bill.

NY medical marijuana bill approved by Assembly and Senate; Gov. Cuomo’s signature will make NY the nation’s 23rd medical marijuana state.

Gov. Christie: "This program and all these other programs, in my mind, are a front for legalization.”

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Upcoming Events:
Central NORML NJ meeting, 7/14/14 at 7pm at Joe’s Mill Hill Saloon, Trenton, NJ.
Slightly Stoopid, 8/3/14, The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ.

Recent events: Lancaster Cannabis Reform Rally, 6/7/14, Penn's Square, Lancaster, PA.
PA Medical Marijuana Bill, SB 1182, Hearing & Press Conference, 6/10/14, Harrisburg, PA
PA Legislative Forum 6/14/14, U. of PA School of Law, Philadelphia, PA
“Ignorance is No Excuse” tour distributes the MMP A.G. guidelines to local P.D.’s.

Treasury report: Checking: $3938; PayPal: $3551.

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 
June 10, 2014

May 2014 minutes approved.

Discussion re: Voter guide from ACLU NJ for NJ’s primary election in the 12th Congressional District: https://www.aclu-nj.org/files/8614/0146/9042/CD12_Chart.pdf

House of Representatives votes 219-189 to defund federal war on medical marijuana, 5/30/14.
NEW JERSEY 8 Yes votes; 3 No Votes: Dems – Holt, Y; Pallone, Y; Pascrell, Y; Payne, Y; Sires, Y. Reps – Frelinghuysen, N; Garrett, Y; Lance, N; LoBiondo, Y; Runyan, Y; Smith, N.

Jim Price and Jennie Stormes (and son Jax) travel to D.C. to discuss medical marijuana.

Growing support for Sen. Nick Scutari’s marijuana legalization legislation, S1896, and Assembly companion bill, A3094, sponsored by Asw. Linda Stender and Asm. Reed Gusciora.

Why isn’t the NJ Hospice & Palliative Care Assn. taking a stronger medical marijuana position?

Ed to propose formal medical marijuana regulatory changes (Petition for Rulemaking) to DOH.

Discussion re: CMMNJ TV taping on 6/24/14, all morning, Princeton TV Studio, Princeton, NJ

Upcoming Events: Lancaster Cannabis Reform Rally, 6/7/14, Penn's Square, Lancaster, PA.
PA Medical Marijuana Bill, SB 1182, Hearing & Press Conference, 6/10/14, Harrisburg, PA
PA Legislative Forum 6/14/14, U. of PA School of Law, Philadelphia, PA
Central NORML NJ meeting, 6/9/14 at 7pm at Joe’s Mill Hill Saloon, Trenton, NJ

Recent events: Peter Lamont’s blogtalkradio Episode 52 with Ken Wolski, 5/22/14.
Patients Out of Time Conference, May 8 – 10, Portland, Oregon with certification course given by American Cannabis Nurses Assn.
“Ignorance is No Excuse” tour distributes the MMP A.G. guidelines to local P.D.’s.

Treasury report: Checking: $4014; PayPal: $3616.

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.



Recent Media Coverage and Blogs:

Medical marijuana dispensary CEO in Egg Harbor Township quits
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/06/medical_marijuana_dispensary_owner_in_egg_harbor_twp_quits.html

NJ's strict medical marijuana laws cost my daughter her life: Opinion
http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/06/njs_strict_medical_marijuana_laws_cost_my_daughter_her_life_opinion.html

Christie says medical marijuana programs are 'a front for legalization'
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/06/christie_says_medical_marijuana_programs_are_a_front_for_legalization.html

Poll: Should NJ retool its medical marijuana program?
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/06/poll_should_nj_retool_its_medical_marijuana_program.html

Why N.J.'s medical marijuana program has gone to pot
http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/philly420/Why_NJs_medical_marijuana_program_has_gone_to_pot.html#EsmuTtABCFFY1876.99

NJ medical marijuana program struggling, with worries growing over few doctors, patients enrolled
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/06/medical_marijuana_programs_slow_enrollment_worries.html

Christie stance on medical marijuana a front for indifference: Editorial
http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/06/christie_stance_on_medical_pot_a_front_for_reefer_madness_editorial.html

Rules, cost hamper N.J. medical marijuana
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/communities/eht/rules-cost-hamper-n-j-medical-marijuana/article_eafc42ca-fa5d-11e3-afcd-0019bb2963f4.html

Medical marijuana in N.J. / Changes needed
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/opinion/editorials/medical-marijuana-in-n-j-changes-needed/article_4af4f3ab-27dc-553f-a71a-
e3f0c45687ab.html

Concerned father, kicked out of Christie town hall meeting, calls on governor to change medical marijuana law
http://www.politickernj.com/75546/concerned-father-kicked-out-christie-town-hall-meeting-calls-governor-change-medical-marijuana

Editorial: N.J. medical marijuana program dysfunction is product of Christie's Stonewalling
http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/06/editorial_nj_medical_marijuana_program_dysfunction_is_product_of_christies_stonewalling.html

Marijuana edibles smothered by red tape
http://articles.philly.com/2014-06-09/news/50423447_1_dispensary-operators-edibles-health-department

Senator Whelan asks DOH to stop publishing the names of the doctors in NJ's MMP.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/230967087/New-Jersey-s-Medical-Marijuana-Program

Inconsistent medical marijuana laws are ultimately tragic: Letter
http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/06/inconsistent_medical_marijuana_laws_are_ultimately_tragic_letter.html

Critic blasts NJ’s medical marijuana program [AUDIO]
http://nj1015.com/critic-blasts-njs-medical-marijuana-program-audio/?trackback=tsmclip

The governor's outward hostility towards medical marijuana and the sick people who need it has always been curious. What's the motivation? Medical marijuana isn't a hot button issue anymore. Medical marijuana won't cost him the White House, there's a long list of other things that are jockeying for that distinction. Just let the sick people have their medicine.
http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/06/sheneman_cartoon_bridging_the_gap.html

JEFF EDELSTEIN: Me and Rand Paul, a couple of marijuana freaks
http://www.trentonian.com/opinion/20140629/jeff-edelstein-me-and-rand-paul-a-couple-of-marijuana-freaks

DEA obstructs research into medical marijuana: report
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/6/11/dea-medical-marijuana.html

Special Needs Parents Group Wants Feds to Reschedule Cannabis
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1144795?fb_action_ids=10152177426383657&fb_action_types=cnn-social%3Acomment&fb_ref=og_ireport&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582

A Vote on Medical Marijuana
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/02/opinion/a-vote-on-medical-marijuana.html?emc=edit_tnt_20140601&nlid=17961243&tntemail0=y&_r=0

New York Senate Passes Bill on Medical Marijuana
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/21/nyregion/new-york-senate-passes-bill-on-medical-marijuana.html?emc=edit_tnt_20140620&nlid=17961243&tntemail0=y

(PA) Senate panel advances medical marijuana bill
http://www.njherald.com/story/25889658/medical-marijuana-bill-advances-in-pa-senate

Medical Cannabis Bill SB1182 Amended, Clears Law and Justice Committee
http://www.phillynorml.org/2014/06/29/medical-cannabis-bill-sb1182-amended-clears-law-justice-committee/

House votes to end war on medical marijuana
http://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2014/06/house-votes-to-end-war-on-medical.html

H.Amdt. 748 (Rohrabacher) to H.R. 4660: Amendment prohibits the use of funds to prevent certain States from implementing their medical marijuana laws
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/113-2014/h258

The only thing Congress can agree on these days is ending the War on Drugs
http://www.politickernj.com/jrlassiter/73681/only-thing-congress-can-agree-these-days-ending-war-drugs

Pazoo Launches "CANNABIS AUTHORITY", Its First Issue of a Medical Marijuana Online Magazine
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/pazoo-launches-cannabis-authority-its-first-issue-of-a-medical-marijuana-online-magazine-2014-06-12?reflink=MW_news_stmp

Lock ’Em Up Nation: Mandatory Sentencing for Medical Marijuana
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/27/opinion/mandatory-sentencing-for-medical-marijuana.html?emc=edit_tnt_20140626&nlid=17961243&tntemail0=y