June14, 2022 Public Zoom Meeting Agenda

CMMNJ Monthly Meeting Agenda for June 14, 2022 at 7 pm

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Agenda: 

Legal, adult use sales of cannabis began in NJ on 4/21/22!. The first month of sales (4/21 – 5/21) = $24M & 212K transactions.

NJ Sen. Scutari began State House hearings May 12. CMMNJ: Testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee RE: implementation of recreational cannabis in NJ.

Ken’s 12 minute testimony starts at 1:57:10, followed by Leo Bridgewater's.

NJ Spotlight News: Medical sellers get faster into recreational weed market.

Cannabis nurses need the support of their state boards of nursing, in compliance with the NCSBN National Nursing Guidelines for Medical Marijuana.

Princeton: Council Pulls the Plug on Pot Shop Proposal

Bennabis Health To Make Medical Cannabis More Affordable

NJ Cannabis Insider 2022 Awards: Lifetime Achievement winner: Bill Caruso!

Rhode Island became the 19th state to legalize cannabis for adults, 5/25/22!

The Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) meeting 5/24, 1pm. Meeting slides. Six new medical marijuana dispensaries OK'd for recreational sales

Next CRC meeting: Thursday, June 23, 1 p.m. Register to speak here. 

Medical Cannabis Insurance bills:

• S313/A3248: Costs of medical cannabis to be reimbursed by Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund, PAAD, Senior Gold and VCCO. Assembly Health Committee Voting: 5/24/2022 – released favorably: Yes: 10; No: 2; Not Voting: 0.
• S309: Requires workers' compensation, PIP, and health insurance coverage. 
• S782: Will subsidize medical cannabis in Medicaid or NJ Family Care.

Home cultivation bills:

• S342/A997: Authorizes home cultivation of medical cannabis.
• A1422: Legalizes possession of six marijuana plants for personal use.
• A3657/S353: Legalizes six plants for personal use and 10 plants for medical.

Upcoming Events: 

NJCBA: Johnny Mac House of Spirits, Asbury Park, 6/15/22, 6 - 8 PM: Fee.

DFCR Webinar: “Cannabis and the Opioid Crisis” 6/22/22, 7 pm. Register here. 

Cannabis Patient Awareness Day/NJ Cannabis Cup! Trenton, 7/10/22, 11 am.

SHORE GROW Patient Aid fundraiser, 3329A Doris Ave., Ocean NJ, 8/20/22.

Recent events: 

Pennington Day, 5/21, 10 to 4 pm. 

Patients Out of Time: “The Endocannabinoid System & Beyond” June 9 – 11.

New Jersey CannaBusiness Association (NJCBA) “Lunch and Learn.” “New Jersey Cannabis History - The Patient Advocacy Path to Legalization.” 

OVERRIDE THE LEGALIZATION VETO! Rally, Dover, DE, 6/7/22.

Trentonian: Better city government possible: marijuana legalization is the key.

HGRNJ and Ken Wolski discuss Legalization of Cannabis in New Jersey, 4/21/22.

Finally, A Commercial for Legalizing Weed!

Treasury report: 

Checking: $9,835; PayPal: $45. 

Make a tax-deductible donation via PayPal to info@cmmnj.org, or send a check to: 

CMMNJ, 219 Woodside Ave., Trenton, NJ 08618.

Hemp bracelets are available for donations at all three of Curaleaf’s NJ ATC’s!

More info: 

Ken Wolski, RN, MPA (609) 394-2137 ohamkrw@aol.com 

Facebook: Friends of CMMNJ: https://www.facebook.com/groups/62462971150/

Website: Coalition for Medical Marijuana-New Jersey: https://www.cmmnj.org 

Twitter: @CMM_NJ

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

CMMNJ won the 2021 NJ Governor's Jefferson Award Volunteer Group category.

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

CMMNJ Urges Veto Override of Delaware’s HB 371

CMMNJ Urges Veto Override of Delaware’s HB 371

For more information, contact: Ken (609) 394-2137   

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WHO: The Coalition for Medical Marijuana--New Jersey, Inc. (CMMNJ)  

WHAT:   Urges DE legislators to override Gov. Carney’s veto of House Bill No. 371

WHERE: Delaware Legislative Hall, 411 Legislative Ave., Dover, DE 19901

WHEN: June 7, 2022 at 12 noon

WHY:       Stop treating cannabis consumers as criminals

The Coalition for Medical Marijuana--New Jersey, Inc. (CMMNJ) is disappointed that Delaware Governor John Carney vetoed HB 371, a bill to remove the penalties for simple marijuana possession. Gov. Carney said his veto was out of concern for young people, law enforcement, and his uncertainty about the long-term health and economic impacts.

HB371 does not in any way amend marijuana laws with respect to use by young people. For decades, over 80% of high school seniors told Monitoring the Future that marijuana was “easy to get,” or “fairly easy to get.” When marijuana is legalized for medical or adult use, there has not been any significant rise in use by adolescents.

Adult use marijuana laws are not associated with an uptick in overall criminal activity. Recreational marijuana use is NOT a gateway to harder drug use, crime, or increased DUI’s. Even the DEA no longer believes in the Gateway myth (Federal Register, 7/8/11).

Medical patients use cannabis because it improves their quality of life, and it can do that long term. There are multiple economic benefits to improved long-term health. Currently, 19 states and Washington D.C. are beginning to reap the rewards of legalization.

“Cannabis legalization is the best way to get this essential medicine to the most people,” said Ken Wolski, RN, Executive Director of CMMNJ. “The therapeutic benefits of cannabis are enormous. Cannabis can help with a host of physical, mental, and emotional problems, many that may be undiagnosed, or misdiagnosed in people.”

CMMNJ urges Delaware legislators to override the veto and pass HB 371 into law. "Meanwhile, Delawareans are invited to use our New Jersey beaches and legal recreational cannabis until they can override the governor's veto," said CMMNJ Board Member Peter Rosenfeld..

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 

CMMNJ, founded in 2003, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization.