CMMNJ September 11, 2018 Public Meeting Agenda

Monthly Public Meeting Agenda 
Lawrence Township Library, Room #3 
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 7:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

Approve August 2018 minutes. Discuss:

Vote coming in September on NJ legalization bill? S830/A1348/A3819; A3581; A1557; S2703; New Jersey voters support 62% - 33% allowing adults to legally possess small amounts of marijuana for personal use. Voters also support 63% - 27% erasing criminal records for marijuana possession.

CMMNJ legalization priorities: home cultivation; automatic expungement, diversity of industry, protection of out-of-state patients.

CMMNJ’s published letter-to-the-editor:  Legal marijuana would make NJ healthier, safer

Stockton U. to let students minor in marijuana

New Jersey's attorney general: adjourned all marijuana cases in municipal courts until Sept. Now, A.G. says prosecutors may exercise discretion and choose not to prosecute some marijuana cases.
Petition: Legalize home cultivation in NJ!

Six New Dispensaries To Expand Access to Medicinal Marijuana in NJ; Applications were due 8/31/18. Six winners out of the 146 applicants will be announced Nov. 1, 2018.

NJ DOH MMP proposed regulations: CMMNJ submitted written comments on 8/17/18. 

Federal Court: Employer Need Not Waive Drug Test for Medical Marijuana User

NJ medical marijuana: A beginner's guide to the process

Upcoming Events: 2018 Canna-Bash, Mill Hill Park, Trenton, September 8, 2018.

Recent events: Medical Marijuana: Implications for the Disability Community: 8/8/18
Ignorance is No Excuse Tour goes to Hightstown.
Ed Forchion at the Legislative Black Caucus

Treasury report: Checking: $4045; PayPal: $2605. Ken's Birthday Fundraiser for CMMNJ

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

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 
August 14, 2018

July 2018 minutes approved. Discussion:

Six New Dispensaries To Expand Access to Medicinal Marijuana in NJ; Applications are due 8/31/18. Applicants chosen to proceed in the permitting process will be announced Nov. 1, 2018. Mandatory conference at War Memorial, Trenton on 8/9/18 for applicants.

DOH Commissioner Shereef Elnahal, M.D. conducted two grand rounds lectures in July with 300 physicians at NJ teaching hospitals to dispel myths and reduce stigma in the medical community. Letter from Extra Step Assurance noted re: MD education.

NJ DOH MMP proposed regulations: Submit written comments electronically or by regular mail postmarked by August 17, 2018. CMMNJ’s proposed comments were shared with CMMNJ Board prior to submission to NJ DOH. CMMNJ also proposes new regs. Eaze proposes home delivery of medical marijuana.

New Jersey's attorney general: adjournment of all marijuana cases in municipal courts until Sept.

NJ.com poll (unscientific): 80% say legalize it in NJ.  Petition: Legalize home cultivation in NJ!
NJ cops toughest in nation for pot arrests: marijuana possession is 10.6 percent of all arrests

What will NJ legalization bill look like? S830/A1348/A3819; A3581; A1557; S2703; S2702 Medical marijuana expansion bills: S1955 and several others. Priorities: home cultivation; automatic expungement, diversity, recognize out-of-state patients. State Bank discussed.
AAA push back report discussed.

Upcoming Events: Medical Marijuana: Implications for the Disability Community: Wed., 8/8/18
2018 Canna-Bash, Mill Hill Park, Trenton, September 8, 2018.
CMMNJ TV with Air Force veteran Chris Errickson of SAVE (Safe Access for Vets Everywhere)

Recent events: The Grassroots Cannabis Forum, July 7th, Kennedy Park, Asbury Park.
“Medical Marijuana in New Jersey” Mercer County Library, Ewing Branch, 7/18/18.
Morristown “Green on the Green,” 8/4/18, Morristown, NJ.
Newark Today: The Path To Legalization: July 19, Mayor Ras Baraka, State Senator Ron Rice
NJWeedman Victory Party/Joint Fundraising Party, Trenton, 8/5/18.

Treasury report: Checking: $4545; PayPal: $2642.

More info: Ken Wolski, RN, MPA (609) 394-2137 ohamkrw@aol.com http://www.cmmnj.org