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.