Monthly Public Meeting Agenda
Lawrence Township Library, Room #1 (Most meetings in 2020 will be in Room #1.)
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 7:00 PM -- 9:00 PM
Approve December 2019 minutes. Discuss:
Cannabis legalization in NJ will be a ballot question on November 3, 2020. SCR183/ACR840 was passed by the Senate (24-16) and passed by the Assembly (49-24-1) on 12/16/2019, after Senate and Assembly hearings on 12/12/19. #VoteCannabis2020: Register to vote and vote in the General Elections on November 3, 2020. Let's ALL have a consistent message this year! Join and share! https://www.facebook.com/groups/670147976851082/
CMMNJ produced a video in support of legalization, and sent out a Press Release. LTE: Problems with Neese’s column Op Ed: NJ voters should take the leap on marijuana question
CMMNJ Board members and friends met with NJ DOH officials on 12/12/19 re: home grow and vigorous implementation of the Jake Honig law. CMMNJ also plans to produce a video in support of home cultivation in 2020. Op Ed: Allow home cultivation of medical marijuana
The Green Thumb Industries (GTI) store, RISE Paterson, opened on Saturday, 12/21/19, becoming the 7th medical marijuana ATC in NJ serving over 63,000 patients.
Gov. Murphy signed “clean slate” expungement bill into law! New law sets the stage for automatic expungement of minor marijuana offenses (after 10 years). Last year New Jersey was third in the nation in total marijuana arrests.
Military Matters podcast: Explores issues important to service members, veterans, and the communities that support them. Episode 1: Cannabis – what are the facts, and can it be helpful?
Illinois: Legal marijuana sales began 1/1/20.
Upcoming Events:
“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.
Patients Out of Time 14th National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics, Bethesda, MD, May 28-30, 2020 (also the 25th anniversary of POT).
Recent events: Rutgers Cannabis Symposium, Somerset, NJ, 12/18/19.
Marijuana reform in Delaware, Repeal Day Rally & Soiree, Wilmington, Dec. 7.
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.
Interview with Dean Becker of Drug Truth Network: 1/2/20 & 1/3/20.
Treasury report: Checking: $3718; PayPal: $2511.
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
December 10, 2019
November 2019 minutes approved.
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 continued. Now, legalization will be a ballot question in Nov. 2020. CMMNJ produced a video in support of S2703, and sent out a Press Release.
Legislative vote coming 12/16/19: ACR 840/SCR183:
“Proposes constitutional amendment to legalize cannabis for personal, non-medical use by adults who are age 21 years or older, subject to regulation by Cannabis Regulatory Commission.”
Do you approve amending the Constitution to legalize a controlled form of marijuana called “cannabis”?
Only adults at least 21 years of age could use cannabis. The State commission created to oversee the State’s medical cannabis program would also oversee the new, personal use cannabis market.
Cannabis products would be subject to the State sales tax. If authorized by the Legislature, a municipality may pass a local ordinance to charge a local tax on cannabis products.
This amendment would legalize a controlled form of marijuana called “cannabis.” Only persons at least 21 years of age could use cannabis products legally.
The Cannabis Regulatory Commission would oversee the new adult cannabis market. This commission was created in 2019 to oversee the State’s medical cannabis program. The scope of the commission’s new authority would be detailed in laws enacted by the Legislature.
All retail sales of cannabis products in the new adult cannabis market would be subject to the State’s sales tax. If authorized by the Legislature, a municipality may pass a local ordinance to charge a local tax on cannabis products.
CMMNJ participated in a rally in Trenton for home cultivation on 11/25/19. The first step!
CMMNJ Board members and friends are scheduled to meet with NJ DOH officials on 12/12/19 re: home grow and vigorous implementation of the Jake Honig law.
Ed Tobias, Esq. filed a legal appeal after the DOH rejected his ATC application on 11/18/19. Linda Graves, MD and others anxiously await the DOH decision on who will be approved for the next round of ATCs.
House passes MORE Act out of committee! Federal marijuana reform progress.
Michigan: Legal marijuana sales began 12/1/19.
Illinois: Legal marijuana sales to begin 1/1/20.
Medical Cannabis: What Nurses Need to Know: article in American Nurse Today by ACNA nurses. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that 2020 is The Year of the Nurse and the Midwife.
The Thanksgiving Food & Clothing Giveaway at the Trenton State House on 11/28/19 was very successful. In addition to the food and clothes, many people appreciated the packets of personal hygiene supplies. What was not taken at the State House was delivered to the Trenton Rescue Mission. Many thanks to all those who donated time, money and things.
Upcoming Events: Rutgers Cannabis Symposium, Somerset, NJ, 12/18/19, 9 am – 4 pm.
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.
Patients Out of Time 14th National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics, Bethesda, MD, May 28-30, 2020 (also the 25th anniversary of POT).
Interview with Dean Becker, 12/23/19.
Recent events: “NJ Marijuana Update,” Trenton YMCA, 11/9/19, 1:00 pm.
“Medical Marijuana & the Elderly,” Acorn Glen, Princeton, NJ, 11/12/19, 9 am.
“#94 & NO MORE,” NJUMR State House Press Conference, Trenton, 11/18/19.
Rally for Home Cultivation, War Memorial, Trenton, 11/25/19.
Thanksgiving Food & Clothing Giveaway, Trenton State House, 11/28/19, 8:30 am - 11:30 am.
Treasury report: Checking: $3781; 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.