Monthly Public Meeting Agenda
Lawrence Twp. Library, Rm. #3
Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 7:00 PM -- 9:00 PM
Approve December 2014 minutes. Discuss:
NJ Legislature is back: State of the State Address today, 1/13/15.
Support NJ marijuana bills: A3726 (PTSD); A3525/S2312 (MMP fix); S1896/A3094 (legalize); A218 (decrim).
“CMMNJ TV” is broadcasting from Princeton Community TV. Episodes run for two weeks--Tues., 10 pm & Fri., 10:30 am on Comcast Ch. 30 & Verizon FIOS Ch. 45. Next taping: 1/20.
Patient’s Handbook for CMMNJ due soon.
“Petition for Rulemaking,” requests MMP regulatory changes; send letters of support to DOH.
Upcoming Events:
“Medical Marijuana” Grand Rounds at Princeton House, 1/26/15, 12:15pm-1:30 pm with Dr. Jahan Marcu & DPA NJ’s Meagan Glaser.
“Medical Marijuana: Myths & Medicine,” PA State Nurses Assn., 3/26/15 Millersville Univ.
Central NORML NJ meeting at Firkin Tavern, Ewing, NJ 1/21 (3rd Wed. of the month), 7pm.
DE NORML Lobby Day, 1/29/15, Dover, Delaware.
NJ SPRING SMOKE-OUT Sat., March 21, 2:00pm New Jersey State House in Trenton
ASA’s National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference & Citizen Lobby Day, March 27-31st in Washington, DC.
Recent events:
Sabina Rose Memorial, Statehouse, Trenton, 12/2/14.
Medical marijuana “Patients Panel” at Ramapo College, 11/13/14.
CMMNJ’s Year End Report for 2014:
http://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2014/12/year-end-report-2014-coalition-for.html
Treasury report:
Checking: $3611; PayPal: $3526.
CMMNJ is selling hand-rolled hemp bracelets/necklaces from Romania @ $3 each or 2/$5.
CMMNJ's meetings are the second Tuesday of each month from 7 - 9 PM at the Lawrence Twp. Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence Twp., 08648 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
December 9, 2014
Approve October 2014 minutes (no November meeting). Discuss:
“CMMNJ TV” began broadcasting from Princeton Community TV on 11/11/14. Interview Dr. Jahan Marcu? Patients in NJ’s MMP should ask their doctors if they’d like to discuss the issues on CMMNJ TV.
Jim Price is developing a Patient’s Handbook for CMMNJ.
CMMNJ awaits action on “Petition for Rulemaking” requesting MMP regulatory changes; write letters of support to DOH. Post petition on CMMNJ web site.
Ed Forchion (NJWeedman) asks appeals court to agree NJ pot laws are racist and contradictory.
Election 2014: Alaska, Oregon, & Washington D.C. legalize marijuana. Fla. medical falls short. NJ bills: A3726 (PTSD); A3525/S2312 (MMP fix);
S1896/A3094 (legalize); A218 (decrim).
Recent events: Sabina Rose Memorial, Statehouse, Trenton, 12/2/14; Jim Miller got Gov. Christie to join “Moment of Silence” for Sabina Rose.
DE NORML’s Annual Pot Luck Dinner 12/16.
Medical marijuana “Patients Panel” at Ramapo College, 11/13/14.
“Ignorance is No Excuse” tour distributes the MMP A.G. guidelines to local P.D.’s.
Central NORML NJ meeting at Firkin Tavern, Ewing, NJ 11/19 (3rd Wed. of the month), 7pm.
Thursday demonstrations at the Statehouse ended 11/20/14; to resume in the spring.
“Homegrown Radio” interview posted 12/9:
http://www.mixcloud.com/djezywind/homegrownradionjorg-interview-w-ken-wolski-rn-ed-cmmnj-12-04-14/
Treasury report: Checking: $3861; PayPal: $3626. CMMNJ is selling hand-rolled hemp bracelets/necklaces from Romania @ $3 each or 2/$5.
CMMNJ, a 501(c)(3) public charity, is a non-profit educational organization.
Recent Media Coverage and Blogs:
Washington Post: Why 2014 was the year of pot
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/12/23/why-2014-was-the-year-of-pot/
1. Legal sales begin in Colorado
2. Obama: ‘I don’t think it is more dangerous than alcohol’
3. Congress allows hemp cultivation
4. CNN chief medical correspondent backs medical marijuana
5. Poll finds more Americans identify tobacco, alcohol and sugar as “most harmful”
6. Utah passes limited medical marijuana law
7. D.C. decriminalizes
8. Maryland approves medical marijuana and decriminalizes possession
9. Minnesota approves medical marijuana
10. New York approves medical marijuana
11. Legal pot sales begin in Washington
12. New York Times editorial board calls for an end to prohibition
13. Study: Medical marijuana laws associated with 25 percent fewer prescription overdose deaths
14. Philadelphia becomes largest U.S. city to decriminalize marijuana possession
15. Federal court considers whether marijuana should be classified as a Schedule I controlled substance
16. Two more states and D.C. vote to legalize
17. Florida medical marijuana loses, with 58 percent of the vote
18. Native Americans reservations allowed to legalize marijuana
19. Congress blocks D.C. legalization
20. Congress ends the ban on medical marijuana
21. Colorado approves $8 million for marijuana research
22. Oklahoma and Nebraska are suing Colorado over marijuana legalization
Judge Rules Against Police Search of Home
http://spartaindependent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20141204/NEWS01/141209971/Judge-rules-against-police-search-of-home
Congress Prohibits Justice Department from Undermining State Medical Marijuana Laws
http://www.thedailychronic.net/2014/39312/congress-prohibits-justice-department-from-undermining-state-medical-marijuana-laws/
Congress’s Double-Edged Marijuana Stance
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/11/opinion/congresss-double-edged-marijuana-stance.html?emc=edit_tnt_20141210&nlid=17961243&tntemail0=y&_r=0
Victory: Congress ends war on medical marijuana
http://blog.sfgate.com/smellthetruth/2014/12/12/congress-ends-war-on-medical-marijuana/
Booker, Supporter Of Medical Marijuana, Criticizes the Criminal Justice System
http://www.mmjobserver.com/booker-supporter-of-medical-marijuana-criticizes-the-criminal-justice-system/812/
NJ Medical Marijuana Regulation is Unconstitutional
http://www.ahherald.com/letters/19098-nj-medical-marijuana-regulation-is-unconstitutional
Homegrown Radio Interview with Ken Wolski
http://www.mixcloud.com/djezywind/homegrownradionjorg-interview-w-ken-wolski-rn-ed-cmmnj-12-04-14/
Israeli Marijuana Companies Smoking Up Wall Street
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/israeli-marijuana-companies-smoking-up-wall-street/2014/12/16/
New Jersey Healthcare: December 1, 2014 Regulatory Developments
http://www.njhealthcareblog.com/2014/12/december-1-2014-regulatory-developments/
An Activist’s Perspective on the NJ Marijuana Movement
http://kylemoore.blog.com/2014/12/07/an-activist%E2%80%99s-perspective-on-the-nj-marijuana-movement/
Year End Report 2014 Coalition for Medical Marijuana—New Jersey
http://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2014/12/year-end-report-2014-coalition-for.html
PTSD SUFFERERS NOW ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA TREATMENT IN ARIZONA
http://www.missterrones.com/mmjmovement/2014/12/31/ptsd-sufferers-now-eligible-for-medical-marijuana-in-arizona
Parents Coalition for Rescheduling Medical Cannabis Makes Case for Sick Kids
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1203560
Feds stick to court argument that marijuana is dangerous
http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Feds-stick-to-court-argument-that-marijuana-is-5990798.php?cmpid=twitter-desktop
NJWeedman’s Passing the Joint: We the people are winning!
http://www.trentonian.com/opinion/20150102/njweedmans-passing-the-joint-we-the-people-are-winning
American Herbal Pharmacopoeia: ‘Welcome Back, Marijuana!’
http://blog.sfgate.com/smellthetruth/2013/12/11/american-herbal-pharmacopoeia-welcome-back-marijuana/
Ignorance Is No Excuse Tour - Brick City
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bOAVEP5dKg
Taking steps to get their sick children usable pot
http://articles.philly.com/2014-12-23/news/57320698_1_vivian-wilson-edible-marijuana-cannabis-oils
2014 ASA Accomplishments & What's on the Horizon in 2015
http://www.safeaccessnow.org/2014_asa_accomplishments_what_s_on_the_horizon_in_2015?utm_campaign=holiday251&utm_medium=email&utm_source=americansforsafeaccess
Letter: If only people would care to reflect a little more
http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/12/letter_if_only_people_would_care_to_reflect_a_little_more.html
Breakwater Alternative Treatment Center Issued
Permit to Cultivate Medicinal Marijuana
http://www.nj.gov/health/news/2014/approved/20141121a.html
Tribes Can Legalize Pot, Justice Department Decides
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/12/11/tribes-can-legalize-pot-justice-department-decides
Lawrence Twp. Library, Rm. #3
Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 7:00 PM -- 9:00 PM
Approve December 2014 minutes. Discuss:
NJ Legislature is back: State of the State Address today, 1/13/15.
Support NJ marijuana bills: A3726 (PTSD); A3525/S2312 (MMP fix); S1896/A3094 (legalize); A218 (decrim).
“CMMNJ TV” is broadcasting from Princeton Community TV. Episodes run for two weeks--Tues., 10 pm & Fri., 10:30 am on Comcast Ch. 30 & Verizon FIOS Ch. 45. Next taping: 1/20.
Patient’s Handbook for CMMNJ due soon.
“Petition for Rulemaking,” requests MMP regulatory changes; send letters of support to DOH.
Upcoming Events:
“Medical Marijuana” Grand Rounds at Princeton House, 1/26/15, 12:15pm-1:30 pm with Dr. Jahan Marcu & DPA NJ’s Meagan Glaser.
“Medical Marijuana: Myths & Medicine,” PA State Nurses Assn., 3/26/15 Millersville Univ.
Central NORML NJ meeting at Firkin Tavern, Ewing, NJ 1/21 (3rd Wed. of the month), 7pm.
DE NORML Lobby Day, 1/29/15, Dover, Delaware.
NJ SPRING SMOKE-OUT Sat., March 21, 2:00pm New Jersey State House in Trenton
ASA’s National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference & Citizen Lobby Day, March 27-31st in Washington, DC.
Recent events:
Sabina Rose Memorial, Statehouse, Trenton, 12/2/14.
Medical marijuana “Patients Panel” at Ramapo College, 11/13/14.
CMMNJ’s Year End Report for 2014:
http://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2014/12/year-end-report-2014-coalition-for.html
Treasury report:
Checking: $3611; PayPal: $3526.
CMMNJ is selling hand-rolled hemp bracelets/necklaces from Romania @ $3 each or 2/$5.
CMMNJ's meetings are the second Tuesday of each month from 7 - 9 PM at the Lawrence Twp. Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence Twp., 08648 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
December 9, 2014
Approve October 2014 minutes (no November meeting). Discuss:
“CMMNJ TV” began broadcasting from Princeton Community TV on 11/11/14. Interview Dr. Jahan Marcu? Patients in NJ’s MMP should ask their doctors if they’d like to discuss the issues on CMMNJ TV.
Jim Price is developing a Patient’s Handbook for CMMNJ.
CMMNJ awaits action on “Petition for Rulemaking” requesting MMP regulatory changes; write letters of support to DOH. Post petition on CMMNJ web site.
Ed Forchion (NJWeedman) asks appeals court to agree NJ pot laws are racist and contradictory.
Election 2014: Alaska, Oregon, & Washington D.C. legalize marijuana. Fla. medical falls short. NJ bills: A3726 (PTSD); A3525/S2312 (MMP fix);
S1896/A3094 (legalize); A218 (decrim).
Recent events: Sabina Rose Memorial, Statehouse, Trenton, 12/2/14; Jim Miller got Gov. Christie to join “Moment of Silence” for Sabina Rose.
DE NORML’s Annual Pot Luck Dinner 12/16.
Medical marijuana “Patients Panel” at Ramapo College, 11/13/14.
“Ignorance is No Excuse” tour distributes the MMP A.G. guidelines to local P.D.’s.
Central NORML NJ meeting at Firkin Tavern, Ewing, NJ 11/19 (3rd Wed. of the month), 7pm.
Thursday demonstrations at the Statehouse ended 11/20/14; to resume in the spring.
“Homegrown Radio” interview posted 12/9:
http://www.mixcloud.com/djezywind/homegrownradionjorg-interview-w-ken-wolski-rn-ed-cmmnj-12-04-14/
Treasury report: Checking: $3861; PayPal: $3626. CMMNJ is selling hand-rolled hemp bracelets/necklaces from Romania @ $3 each or 2/$5.
CMMNJ, a 501(c)(3) public charity, is a non-profit educational organization.
Recent Media Coverage and Blogs:
Washington Post: Why 2014 was the year of pot
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/12/23/why-2014-was-the-year-of-pot/
1. Legal sales begin in Colorado
2. Obama: ‘I don’t think it is more dangerous than alcohol’
3. Congress allows hemp cultivation
4. CNN chief medical correspondent backs medical marijuana
5. Poll finds more Americans identify tobacco, alcohol and sugar as “most harmful”
6. Utah passes limited medical marijuana law
7. D.C. decriminalizes
8. Maryland approves medical marijuana and decriminalizes possession
9. Minnesota approves medical marijuana
10. New York approves medical marijuana
11. Legal pot sales begin in Washington
12. New York Times editorial board calls for an end to prohibition
13. Study: Medical marijuana laws associated with 25 percent fewer prescription overdose deaths
14. Philadelphia becomes largest U.S. city to decriminalize marijuana possession
15. Federal court considers whether marijuana should be classified as a Schedule I controlled substance
16. Two more states and D.C. vote to legalize
17. Florida medical marijuana loses, with 58 percent of the vote
18. Native Americans reservations allowed to legalize marijuana
19. Congress blocks D.C. legalization
20. Congress ends the ban on medical marijuana
21. Colorado approves $8 million for marijuana research
22. Oklahoma and Nebraska are suing Colorado over marijuana legalization
Judge Rules Against Police Search of Home
http://spartaindependent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20141204/NEWS01/141209971/Judge-rules-against-police-search-of-home
Congress Prohibits Justice Department from Undermining State Medical Marijuana Laws
http://www.thedailychronic.net/2014/39312/congress-prohibits-justice-department-from-undermining-state-medical-marijuana-laws/
Congress’s Double-Edged Marijuana Stance
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/11/opinion/congresss-double-edged-marijuana-stance.html?emc=edit_tnt_20141210&nlid=17961243&tntemail0=y&_r=0
Victory: Congress ends war on medical marijuana
http://blog.sfgate.com/smellthetruth/2014/12/12/congress-ends-war-on-medical-marijuana/
Booker, Supporter Of Medical Marijuana, Criticizes the Criminal Justice System
http://www.mmjobserver.com/booker-supporter-of-medical-marijuana-criticizes-the-criminal-justice-system/812/
NJ Medical Marijuana Regulation is Unconstitutional
http://www.ahherald.com/letters/19098-nj-medical-marijuana-regulation-is-unconstitutional
Homegrown Radio Interview with Ken Wolski
http://www.mixcloud.com/djezywind/homegrownradionjorg-interview-w-ken-wolski-rn-ed-cmmnj-12-04-14/
Israeli Marijuana Companies Smoking Up Wall Street
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/israeli-marijuana-companies-smoking-up-wall-street/2014/12/16/
New Jersey Healthcare: December 1, 2014 Regulatory Developments
http://www.njhealthcareblog.com/2014/12/december-1-2014-regulatory-developments/
An Activist’s Perspective on the NJ Marijuana Movement
http://kylemoore.blog.com/2014/12/07/an-activist%E2%80%99s-perspective-on-the-nj-marijuana-movement/
Year End Report 2014 Coalition for Medical Marijuana—New Jersey
http://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2014/12/year-end-report-2014-coalition-for.html
PTSD SUFFERERS NOW ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA TREATMENT IN ARIZONA
http://www.missterrones.com/mmjmovement/2014/12/31/ptsd-sufferers-now-eligible-for-medical-marijuana-in-arizona
Parents Coalition for Rescheduling Medical Cannabis Makes Case for Sick Kids
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1203560
Feds stick to court argument that marijuana is dangerous
http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Feds-stick-to-court-argument-that-marijuana-is-5990798.php?cmpid=twitter-desktop
NJWeedman’s Passing the Joint: We the people are winning!
http://www.trentonian.com/opinion/20150102/njweedmans-passing-the-joint-we-the-people-are-winning
American Herbal Pharmacopoeia: ‘Welcome Back, Marijuana!’
http://blog.sfgate.com/smellthetruth/2013/12/11/american-herbal-pharmacopoeia-welcome-back-marijuana/
Ignorance Is No Excuse Tour - Brick City
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bOAVEP5dKg
Taking steps to get their sick children usable pot
http://articles.philly.com/2014-12-23/news/57320698_1_vivian-wilson-edible-marijuana-cannabis-oils
2014 ASA Accomplishments & What's on the Horizon in 2015
http://www.safeaccessnow.org/2014_asa_accomplishments_what_s_on_the_horizon_in_2015?utm_campaign=holiday251&utm_medium=email&utm_source=americansforsafeaccess
Letter: If only people would care to reflect a little more
http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/12/letter_if_only_people_would_care_to_reflect_a_little_more.html
Breakwater Alternative Treatment Center Issued
Permit to Cultivate Medicinal Marijuana
http://www.nj.gov/health/news/2014/approved/20141121a.html
Tribes Can Legalize Pot, Justice Department Decides
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/12/11/tribes-can-legalize-pot-justice-department-decides
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