CMMNJ 2/10/15 Meeting Agenda

Monthly Public Meeting Agenda 
Lawrence Township Library, Room #3
Tuesday, February 10, 2015, 7:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

Approve January 2015 minutes.  Discuss:

NJ Legislature:  Support NJ marijuana bills: A3525/S2312 (comprehensive MMP fix); S1896/A3094 (legalize, tax and regulate marijuana); A3726 (adds PTSD); A218 (decrim).
NLRB Hearing 3/16/15 in Philadelphia: UFCW Local 152 v. Egg Harbor CCF ATC.
“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: 2/24.
“Petition for Rulemaking,” requests MMP regulatory changes; send letters of support to DOH.
AAP endorses limited pediatric use, rescheduling, & decrim for minors and young adults.

Upcoming Events:
“Medical Marijuana” Princeton House, 2/23/15, 12:15pm-1:30 pm with Dr. Jahan Marcu.
“Medical Marijuana: Myths & Medicine,” PA State Nurses Assn., 3/26/15 Millersville Univ.
Central NORML NJ meeting at Firkin Tavern, Ewing, NJ 2/18 (3rd Wed. of the month), 7pm.
March for the Love of Cannabis, 101 S. Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 2/14/15 at 4:20 pm.
NJ SPRING SMOKE-OUT Sat., March 21, 2:00pm New Jersey State House in Trenton
ASA’s National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference, March 27-31st in Washington, DC.
"Patients Out of Time" conference, W. Palm Beach, Florida, 5/21-23/15. http://bit.ly/1z3o1Y3
Trial of Jon Peditto, Toms River, 2/9/15.
“Cannabis and the Endocannabinoid System” webinar, Sunil Aggarwal, MD, 2/21/15, 1 pm-2pm: http://mycompassion.org/event-1832565

Recent events: “Fully Baked Radio” interview, 1/19/15. "Cannabis Frontier" interview, 1/24/15.

Treasury report: Checking: $3696; PayPal: $3526.

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 
January 13, 2015

December 2014 minutes approved.  Discuss:

NJ legislature is back.  Marijuana bills include: 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.  Interview with Dr. Jahan Marcu scheduled for 1/24/15.

Support "East Coast Cannabis Coalition" on Facebook.

Update on Jim Price’s creating a Patient’s Handbook for CMMNJ.

CMMNJ awaits action on “Petition for Rulemaking” requesting MMP regulatory changes; write letters of support to DOH. Petition posted on CMMNJ web site. CMMNJ plans Op Ed when DOH decides on petition

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; DE NORML Lobby Day 1/29/15.
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 1/21/15 canceled due to snow.
“Homegrown Radio” interview posted 12/9.

Treasury report: Checking: $3611; 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:

LETTER: N.J. should overhaul restrictive pot law
http://www.app.com/story/opinion/readers/2015/01/08/letter-nj-overhaul-restrictive-pot-law/21452249/

New Funding For Privateer Highlights Marijuana’s Massive Market In The U.S.
http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/08/new-funding-for-privateer-highlights-marijuanas-massive-market-in-the-u-s/

Drug War Facts
http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/#sthash.pU9NSfj0.dpbs

No Smoke, but Haze Around E-Joint
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/13/health/with-the-e-joint-the-smoke-clears-.html?emc=edit_tnt_20150112&nlid=17961243&tntemail0=y&_r=0

NJWeedman’s Passing The Joint: Adventures in New Jersey Family Court
http://www.trentonian.com/opinion/20150114/njweedmans-passing-the-joint-adventures-in-new-jersey-family-court

Medical marijuana coming to Secaucus
Alternative Treatment Center projected to open this year
http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/26402331/article-Medical-marijuana-coming-to-Secaucus--Alternative-Treatment-Center-projected-to-open-this-year-?instance=latest_story

Interview on Cannabis Frontier:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2dK9dLwHdI

Medical pot only OK for sick kids failed by other drugs: MDs
http://nj1015.com/medical-pot-only-ok-for-sick-kids-failed-by-other-drugs-mds/?trackback=tsmclip

Growing pains: Labor strife at N.J.'s first medical marijuana dispensary
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/labor_and_unions/20150129_Growing_pains__Labor_strife_at_N_J__s_first_medical_marijuana_dispensary.html#8Ws1Dr54BbT1F7Cs.99

How Medical Marijuana’s Chemicals May Protect Cells
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-medical-marijuana-s-chemicals-may-protect-cells/

Daily Marijuana Use Is Not Associated with Brain Morphometric Measures in Adolescents or Adults
http://www.jneurosci.org/content/35/4/1505.abstract

The Impact of Marijuana Policies on Youth: Clinical, Research, and Legal Update
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2015/01/20/peds.2014-4146.full.pdf+html

Can medical marijuana curb the heroin epidemic?
http://theconversation.com/can-medical-marijuana-curb-the-heroin-epidemic-35287 

The Medical Minute: Cannabis Use Associated With Lower Body Mass
http://www.leafly.com/news/medical/the-medical-minute-cannabis-use-associated-with-lower-body-mass?fb_action_ids=10152629534818657&fb_action_types=og.comments

New Jersey Appeals Court Rules Cannabis Use Alone Not Reason to Remove Child
http://www.ladybud.com/2015/01/08/new-jersey-appeals-court-rules-cannabis-use-alone-not-reason-to-remove-child/

Parents Coalition for Rescheduling Medical Cannabis Makes Case for Sick Kids
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1203560

Fully Baked Radio Interview 1/19/15:
http://www.hamiltonradio.net/index.php/component/content/article?id=359

95170: Medical Marijuana and Other Cannabinoids
https://www.netce.com/coursecontent.php?courseid=1128#chap.1

Why everybody should be allowed to Grow Marijuana at Home
https://www.marijuanadoctors.com/blog/medical-marijuana-recommendations/why-everybody-should-be-allowed-to-grow-marijuana-at-home