Monthly Public Meeting Agenda
Lawrence Township Library, Room #1
Tuesday, August 8, 2017 7:00 PM -- 9:00 PM
Approve June 2017 minutes There was no meeting in July 2017. Discuss:
Informational hearing on Sen. Scutari’s legalization bill (S3195) held at Senate Judiciary Committee on 6/19/17. CMMNJ testified in support of the bill and called for public use of marijuana. CMMNJ also called for CUMMA amendments—repeal 7% medical tax; add home cultivation; & reschedule marijuana.
NJ DOH posted the Medicinal Marijuana Program Review Panel’s initial approval to 43 of 45 petitions to add conditions to the MMP on 7/25/17. See:
http://www.nj.gov/health/medicalmarijuana/documents/Initial%20Recommendation%20Letter.pdf
A 60 day public comment period ends 9/25/17, to be followed by final rec’s. Submit comments to : mmp.administrator@doh.nj.gov or by mail to NJ DOH MMP, PO Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360, Attn: Medicinal Marijuana Review Panel. DOH Commissioner has 180 days to decide. For a list of the conditions, see: http://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2017/01/petitions-to-nj-doh-panel.html; For links to each Petition, see: http://www.nj.gov/health/medicalmarijuana/review-panel/petitions2016.shtml
Statehouse Podcasts continue at the Annex, 11 am – 2pm most Thursdays.
Upcoming Events: “CMMNJ TV” taping, Princeton TV studio 8/28/17, noon to 4pm. Guests?
Camden Ad Hoc Decrim Committee 8/8/17.
Fully Baked Radio educational event at Trenton’s Mill Hill Park, 8/12/17 at 4:20 pm.
Recent Events: Medical Cannabis Conference at Princeton Medical Center In Plainsboro NJ, 6/10/17.
Harmony Foundation issued permit to grow marijuana as 6th ATC in NJ, 7/27/17.
“Nursing Medical Cannabis Conference” at Monmouth Medical Center, 7/15/17, 8am – 1pm.
CMMNJ TV taping with Riley Cote, 7/31/17.
Ed (NJWeedman) Forchion detention hearing scheduled for 8/1/17. “Joint” closed.
Treasury report: Checking: $3369; PayPal: $3054. Multicolored hemp bands from Romania--Suggested retail price: $1/apiece; 3 for $2. Wholesale prices are available.
CMMNJ's meetings are the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 7 - 9 PM at the Lawrence Twp. Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence Twp., 08648. All are welcome. (Meeting at the library does not imply Mercer County’s endorsement of our issue.)
More info: Ken Wolski, RN, MPA (609) 394-2137 ohamkrw@aol.com
http://www.cmmnj.org
Facebook: Friends of CMMNJ: https://www.facebook.com/groups/62462971150/
CMMNJ, a 501(c)(3) public charity, is a non-profit educational organization.
Monthly Public Meeting Minutes
June 13, 2017
May 2017 Minutes approved.
Sen. Scutari introduced legalization bill (S3195) on 5/15/17 at State House press conference. CMMNJ issued a press release: Legalization is the best way to get the right medicine to the most people. CMMNJ to call for CUMMA amendments—repeal 7% medical tax; add home cultivation; & reschedule marijuana. Informational hearing at Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled for 6/19/17. Trump effect??
NJ DOH Medicinal Marijuana Program Review Panel gave initial approval to 43 of 45 petitions to add conditions to the MMP (only Asthma and Chronic Fatigue denied). A 60 day public comment period to start soon(?), followed by final rec’s.
DOH Commissioner has 180 days to decide. For a list of the conditions, see: http://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2017/01/petitions-to-nj-doh-panel.html; For links to each Petition, see: http://www.nj.gov/health/medicalmarijuana/review-panel/petitions2016.shtml
Leo Bridgewater is president of NJ Chapter of “Minorities for Medical Marijuana” a national org., and he is also affiliated with NJ CannaBusiness Assn. Mercer County Community College wants to have a place for medical marijuana patients to smoke on campus.
Questionnaire for candidates being developed.
Statehouse Podcasts resume at the Annex, 11 am – 2pm most Thursdays.
Upcoming Events: “CMMNJ TV” taping, Princeton Community TV studio 6/26/17, 10-12pm—Guests?
“Nursing Medical Cannabis Conference” at Monmouth Medical Center, 7/15/17, 8am – 1pm
Recent Events: Medical Cannabis Conference at Princeton Medical Center In Plainsboro NJ, 6/10/17.
Global Cannabis March--Rehoboth Beach, DE, & NYC, 5/6/17.
Pennington Day, 5/20/17, 9 – 4 pm.
Ken Wolski’s “Grand Rounds” at Trinitas Hospital, Elizabeth, NJ, 5/11/17 for CMEs.
“Medical Marijuana” at Montclair’s Center for Healthy Living, 5/31/17 for CEUs.
Treasury report: Checking: $3125; PayPal: $3040. Multicolored hemp bands from Romania--Suggested retail price: $1/apiece; 3 for $2. Wholesale prices are available.
More info: Ken Wolski, RN, MPA (609) 394-2137 ohamkrw@aol.com http://www.cmmnj.org
CMMNJ, a 501(c)(3) public charity, is a non-profit educational organization.
Recent Media Coverage and Blogs:
S 3195: Legalizes possession and personal use of small amounts of marijuana for persons age 21 and over; creates Division of Marijuana Enforcement and licensing structure.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S3500/3195_I1.HTM
Here's what the legal pot bill would do
Scutari's bill, (S3195) based on visits to Colorado's thriving recreational program would:
⦁ Decriminalize marijuana possession of up to 50 grams "immediately" and allow people who have been arrested for pot possession to expunge their records;
⦁ Establish a Division of Marijuana Enforcement in the state Attorney General's Office which would create the rules used to govern the legal market of growers and sellers;
⦁ Allow people to possess up to one ounce of dried marijuana, 16 ounces of edible products infused with cannabis, 72 ounces in liquid form and seven grams of marijuana "concentrate;
⦁ Impose a sales tax on recreational sales beginning at 7 percent in the first year, climbing to 10 percent in the second year and jumping five percent more each year until it reaches 25 percent. Taxes on medical marijuana would be abolished.
⦁ Give the five existing medical marijuana dispensary nonprofit groups first crack at selling recreational pot.
Pot groups: Let NJers smoke marijuana in public
http://nj1015.com/pot-groups-let-njers-smoke-marijuana-in-public/?trackback=tsmclip
How hard is it to get medical marijuana in N.J.? Ask the law's sponsor
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/06/how_hard_is_it_to_get_into_the_medical_marijuana_p.html
A preview of medical marijuana industry coming to Pennsylvania
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/a-preview-of-medical-marijuana-industry-coming-to-pa
Doctors raked in cash to push fentanyl as N.J. death rate exploded
http://www.nj.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2017/06/doctors_raked_in_cash_to_push_powerful_fentanyl_as_nj_death_rate_soared.html
N.J. cops: Stop wasting our money on absurd pot arrests | Editorial
http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2017/07/nj_cops_stop_wasting_our_money_on_absurd_pot_arres.html
Revamped Medical Marijuana Effort at the Federal Level?
https://www.healthcarepackaging.com/article/trends-and-issues/medical-marijuana/revamped-medical-marijuana-effort-federal-level
I was fired for using medical marijuana, man claims
http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2017/07/man_claims_he_was_fired_over_medical_marijuana_use.html
Marijuana Industry Gears Up After N.J. Candidate Backs Legalization
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/07/nyregion/new-jersey-marijuana-industry.html?emc=edit_tnt_20170707&nlid=17961243&tntemail0=y&_r=0
Political Pot Prisoner Ed Forchion Ends NJ Hunger Strike, Secures Bail Detention Hearing
https://californianewswire.com/political-pot-prisoner-ed-forchion-ends-nj-hunger-strike-secures-bail-detention-hearing/
Effort to decriminalize pot in N.J. sees Camden in leading role
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/effort-to-decriminalize-pot-in-nj-sees-camden-in-leading-role-20170717.html
15 Nursing Contact Hours! All Inclusive Medical Cannabis Conference at Iberostar in Montego Bay Jamaica
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/15-nursing-contact-hours-all-inclusive-medical-cannabis-conference-at-iberostar-in-montego-bay-tickets-28970659021?aff=MontegoBay&afu=39231686818
Racial disparities persist in New Jersey marijuana arrests, report shows
http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/politics/item/104840-racial-disparities-persist-in-new-jersey-marijuana-arrests-report-shows
N.J.'s move to legalize marijuana has begun. Here's all you need to know about it.
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/06/njs_road_to_legal_marijuana_begins_here.html
NJ nurse with adopted son who suffers from seizures calls for less strict marijuana laws
http://pix11.com/2017/06/19/nj-nurse-with-adopted-son-who-suffers-from-seizures-calls-for-less-strict-marijuana-laws/
Another warehouse to grow medical marijuana set in N.J.
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/cannabis/firm-with-russian-links-will-open-n-j-s-6th-medical-marijuana-dispensary-20170728.html
Here's where Jersey's next medical marijuana dispensary will open this year
http://www.nj.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2017/07/it_took_six_years_but_another_medical_marijuana_di.html
SativaCross.com Podcast from Chris Christie's Office
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezj8C5cGVC0
S3195: Legislation to Legalize Marijuana in NJ and CMMNJ’s Proposed Amendments to CUMMA
http://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2017/06/s3195-legislation-to-legalize-marijuana.html
