Tuesday, November 26, 2019

CMMNJ Public Meeting Agenda for December 10, 2019



Monthly Public Meeting Agenda 
Lawrence Township Library, Room #3 (Most meetings in 2020 will be in Room #1.)
Tuesday, December 10, 2019, 7:00 PM -- 9:00 PM 

Approve November 2019 minutes. Discuss:

NJ legislators said they will not vote on the marijuana legalization bill, (S2703), in 2019, shortly after a State House Press Conference for the adult use bill on 11/18/19. CMMNJ supports this legislation and the efforts to force a vote continue. CMMNJ produced a video in support of S2703, and sent out a Press Release.

Now, legalization will be a ballot question in Nov. 2020.

CMMNJ also plans to produce a video in support of home cultivation in 2020. Ken was interviewed on 101.5 FM about ATC prices and advocated for home cultivation for patients. CMMNJ participated in a rally in Trenton for home cultivation on 11/25/19. The first step!

House passes MORE Act out of committee! Federal marijuana reform progress.

Upcoming Events: Rutgers Cannabis Symposium, Somerset, NJ, 12/18/19, 9 am – 4 pm.
Thanksgiving Food & Clothing Giveaway, Trenton State House, 11/28/19, 8:30 am - 11:30 am.
Marijuana reform in Delaware, Repeal Day Rally & Soiree, Wilmington, Dec. 7, 4:20 pm.
Garden State NORML lobby day, 12 noon, Trenton State House: 12/16/19.
American Cannabis Nurses Assn., Cannabis Care 2019 Conference, New Orleans 12/4 – 6.
“Seniors and Medical Marijuana,” JCC, Edison, NJ, 2/11/20, 10:30 – 11:30 am.
“Seniors and Medical Marijuana,” Princeton Present Day Club, 3/4/20, 12:30 – 2:15 pm.

Recent events: “NJ Marijuana Update,” Trenton YMCA, 11/9/19.
“Medical Marijuana & the Elderly,” Acorn Glen, Princeton, NJ, 11/12/19.
“#94 & NO MORE,” NJUMR State House Press Conference, Trenton, 11/18/19.
Rally for Home Cultivation, War Memorial, Trenton, 11/25/19.

Treasury report: Checking: $3781; PayPal: $2690.

CMMNJ’s free, public 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/
Coalition for Medical Marijuana - New Jersey: https://www.facebook.com/CoalitionforMedicalMJNJ/

CMMNJ blog: https://cmmnj.blogspot.com/

CMMNJ, a 501(c)(3) public charity, is a non-profit educational organization.



Monthly Public Meeting Minutes 
November 12, 2019

October 2019 minutes approved. 

CMMNJ mourned the untimely death of Terry Harris with a moment of silence at this meeting.

Zoe Patchell gave an update on marijuana reform events in Delaware via phone. Dec. 7 is the 86th anniversary of the repeal of alcohol prohibition in the U.S.

The NJ marijuana legalization bill (S2703), may get a legislative floor vote in the lame duck session (after Election Day, Nov. 5th  until early Jan., 2020.) CMMNJ supports this legislation. Reach out to organizations and ask them to tell their members to support this bill! (Otherwise, legalization will be a ballot question in Nov. 2020.) Send an email to your legislators! Sign the NJUMR letter! Two-thirds of Americans favor legalizing marijuana according to Gallup. Plans made to oppose Sen. Ron Rice’s Op Ed opposing marijuana legalization. A State House Press Conference is planned by NJUMR for 11/18/19. 

CMMNJ just completed a 13-minute video in support of S2703. Press Release planned.
CMMNJ also plans to produce a video in support of home cultivation in 2020. 

Ken won “Community Recognition” from the Capital City Area Black Caucus on 11/9/19 for, “Your Commitment to Persons of Color & Minority Participation in NJ’s Cannabis Community.”

Jahan Marcu’s “Journal of Endocannabinoid Medicine” launch 11/15/19, & ABC7 report.

Feds continue to prohibit the Department of Justice from using its resources to prosecute individuals acting in compliance with state medical marijuana laws.

“Thank you” to all who contributed food, clothing and cash to the CMMNJ & Sativa Cross Thanksgiving Food & Clothing Giveaway at the Trenton State House, 11/28/19, 8:30 - 11:30 am.

Upcoming Events: “NJ Marijuana Update,” Trenton YMCA, 11/9/19, 1:00 pm.
Thanksgiving Food & Clothing Giveaway, Trenton State House, 11/28/19, 8:30 am - 11:30 am.
“Medical Marijuana & the Elderly,” Acorn Glen, Princeton, NJ, 11/12/19, 9 am.
Garden State NORML lobby days, 12 noon, Trenton State House: 11/18 & 12/16/19.
Black Cannabis, Coopers Riverview, 11/20, 4 PM – 7 PM.
American Cannabis Nurses Assn, Cannabis Care 2019 Conference, New Orleans 12/4 – 6.

Recent events: Podcast Trenton State House, 4th Thursday of each month, 11:11 am.
Black Cannabis Mixer, Black Cannabis, Coopers Riverview, 10/20/19, 4 PM – 7 PM.
Ethics Seminar, Inspira Health Network, Centerton (NJ) Country Club, 10/17/19.

Treasury report: Checking: $3875; PayPal: $2690.

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.

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

CMMNJ Video Supports Adult Use Cannabis Bill


CMMNJ Video Supports Adult Use Cannabis Bill
                                                           For more information, contact:
                                                           Ken (609) 394-2137 
                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WHO  Coalition for Medical Marijuana--New Jersey, Inc. (CMMNJ) 
WHAT:    Video: “Why We Must End Cannabis Prohibition In New Jersey”
WHERE:  YouTube: https://youtu.be/wQilF2QvjIk
WHY:    Four (4) organizations explain why cannabis must be legalized in New Jersey

The Coalition for Medical Marijuana--New Jersey produced a 13-minute video where representatives of four (4) organizations explain why cannabis must be legalized in New Jersey. This video can be seen on YouTube at https://youtu.be/wQilF2QvjIk

The video includes compelling statements by:

1) Scott Rudder - The New Jersey Cannabusiness Association (NJCA)
“New Jersey arrests 94 people every day for marijuana possession.”

2) Charlana McKeithen - Garden State NORML
“For a fair and just society, New Jersey must legalize marijuana.”

3) Dr. David Nathan - Doctors For Cannabis Regulation (DFCR)
“This drug should never have been made against the law in the first place.”

4) Ken Wolski - The Coalition for Medical Marijuana (CMMNJ)
“Legalization of marijuana benefits the residents of New Jersey in many ways.”

CMMNJ urges the New Jersey Legislature to pass a bill to legalize, tax and regulate the adult use of marijuana/cannabis before the end of the current lame duck session.

Ken Wolski, RN, MPA
Executive Director, Coalition for Medical Marijuana--New Jersey, Inc. www.cmmnj.org
219 Woodside Ave., Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 394-2137 ohamkrw@aol.com info@cmmnj.org

CMMNJ was founded in 2003 as a statewide, all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) public charity whose mission is to educate the public about the benefits of safe and legal access to medical marijuana.  In 2014, CMMNJ endorsed legalization of marijuana/cannabis.

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

November 12, 2019 Public Meeting Agenda & October 2019 Minutes

Monthly Public Meeting Agenda 
Lawrence Township Library, Room #2 
Tuesday, November 12, 2019, 7:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

Approve October 2019 minutes. Discuss:

The NJ marijuana legalization bill (S2703), may get a legislative floor vote in the lame duck session (from Nov. 5th until early Jan., 2020.) CMMNJ supports this legislation. Reach out to organizations and ask them to tell their members to support this bill! (Otherwise, legalization will be a ballot question in Nov. 2020.) Send an email to your legislators! Sign the NJUMR letter! Two-thirds of Americans favor legalizing marijuana according to Gallup.

CMMNJ is producing a video in support of S2703.
CMMNJ also plans to produce a video in support of home cultivation in 2020.

Feds continue to prohibit the Department of Justice from using its resources to prosecute individuals acting in compliance with state medical marijuana laws.

Upcoming Events: “NJ Marijuana Update,” Trenton YMCA, 11/9/19, 1:00 pm.
Thanksgiving Food & Clothing Giveaway, Trenton State House, 11/28/19, 8:30 am - 11:30 am.
“Medical Marijuana & the Elderly,” Acorn Glen, Princeton, NJ, 11/12/19, 9 am.
Garden State NORML lobby days, 12 noon, Trenton State House: 11/18 & 12/16/19.
Black Cannabis, Coopers Riverview, 11/20, 4 PM – 7 PM.
American Cannabis Nurses Assn, Cannabis Care 2019 Conference, New Orleans 12/4 – 6.

Recent events: Podcast Trenton State House, 4th Thursday of each month, 11:11 am.
Black Cannabis Mixer, Black Cannabis, Coopers Riverview, 10/20/19, 4 PM – 7 PM.
Ethics Seminar, Inspira Health Network, Centerton (NJ) Country Club, 10/17/19.

Treasury report: Checking: $3875; PayPal: $2690.

CMMNJ’s free, public 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/
Coalition for Medical Marijuana - New Jersey: https://www.facebook.com/CoalitionforMedicalMJNJ/

CMMNJ blog: https://cmmnj.blogspot.com/

CMMNJ, a 501(c)(3) public charity, is a non-profit educational organization.


Monthly Public Meeting Minutes 
October 8, 2019

September 2019 minutes approved.

The NJ marijuana legalization bill (S2703), may get a legislative floor vote in the lame duck session (early Nov. to early Jan., 2020.) CMMNJ supports this legislation and asks for a home cultivation bill for patients in 2020. Reach out to organizations and ask them to tell their members to support this bill! (Otherwise, legalization will be a ballot question in Nov. 2020 and then, even if it passes, the issue will return to the legislature for final bill wording.) Send an email to your legislators! CMMNJ is working on a video in support of S2703. CMMNJ plans to work on a video in support of home cultivation in January 2020.

Jim Miller is doing solo demonstrations for home cultivation in front of the governor’s office. He reports being hassled by state troopers and dealing effectively with it.

NJ’s first death associated with vaping noted. NJ DOH MMP: no reports of serious lung illness associated with products sold in NJ ATCs. The problem should spur legislators to make vaping safer through regulations, not bans, just as we made cars safer in response to traffic deaths.

House passes historic SAFE Act that would allow cannabis businesses to open bank accounts

Applications for 24 new ATCs in NJ were due in August. Good luck to the applicants!

Upcoming Events: Podcast Trenton State House, 4th Thursday of each month, 11:11 am.
Garden State NORML lobby days, 12 noon, Trenton State House: 10/21, 11/18 & 12/16/19.
Black Cannabis Mixer, Black Cannabis, Coopers Riverview, 10/20/19, 4 PM – 7 PM. Additional Black Cannabis meetings on the 20th of each month.
American Cannabis Nurses Assn, Cannabis Care 2019 Conference, New Orleans 12/4 – 6.
Ethics Seminar, Inspira Health Network, Centerton (NJ) Country Club, 10/17/19.

Recent events: Podcast Trenton State House, 4th Thursday of each month, 11:11 am.
NORML Conference, Washington, D.C. September 8 -10, 2019.
Cannabis Career Fair, Stockton University Student Center, 9/13/19, 9 am- 4 pm.
NJTV News: Cannabis Country: Balancing legalization, etc., 9/4, 8pm.
CAPITAL CITY AREA BLACK CAUCUS: "The Color of Cannabis: Challenges, Choices and Opportunities," MCCC-James Kerney Campus, Trenton, Sept. 11, 5 pm – 8 pm.
Garden State NORML Rally and Lobby Day, State House, Trenton, 9/23/19, 12 noon.
“Medical marijuana’s impact on people living with HIV” at the "Paterson-Passaic-Bergen County HIV Health Services Planning Council" on Oct. 1st in Paterson, NJ 07514.
Medical Marijuana: Medicinal & Therapeutic Uses, Union County College, 9/19/19.

Treasury report: Checking: $3940; PayPal: $2690.

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.