CMMNJ Monthly Meeting Agenda for December 13, 2022 at 7 pm

CMMNJ Monthly Meeting Agenda for December 13, 2022 at 7 pm

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Agenda: Best Holiday Gifts For Stoners In 2022

Federal Drug Policy Reform: Midterm Elections: with Senator Fetterman elected in Pennsylvania, we now have a tristate area of federal pro-cannabis legislators.

Maryland and Missouri have joined the states that legalized marijuana.

President Joe Biden signed the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, the U.S. Senate approved and House-passed cannabis research bill; the first standalone marijuana reform legislation ever sent to the president’s desk. The Congressional Cannabis Caucus said: “For decades, the federal government has stood in the way of science and progress—peddling a misguided and discriminatory approach to cannabis.”

Congressional hearing: Developments in State Cannabis Laws and Cannabis Reforms at the Federal Level with NORML's Paul Armentano.

Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): contact your elected officials; pass federal reform in the lame duck session: CLICK HERE to email your Senators.

New Jersey Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Banking Protections Bill As Congress Prepares to Act.

DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’

The Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC): Meetings: Jan. 12, 2023, at 1 pm.

At its 12/3/22 meeting, the CRC approved 113 conditional adult-use cannabis license applications, six conversions, eight annual applications, and Harmony’s medical cannabis dispensary expansion to adult-use cannabis.

 

The CRC held three virtual meetings on 11/15, 16, and 17 to determine where the social equity excise fee money will go. The next hearings on this issue will be on 1/10/23 and 1/18/23 at 7 pm.

Ascend Fort Lee became the 21st store in NJ to offer recreational cannabis when it opened for adult use sales on November 17.

The CRC approved rules for indoor and outdoor Cannabis Consumption Areas.

The Trenton City Council approved WOAH FLOW’s ATC application on 12/1/22, following the recommendation of the Trenton Cannabis Advisory Committee. State regulations require a resolution of support from the governing body of a municipality, approving the cannabis business operation. The state also requires approval from the local zoning and/or planning board.

More Plant Medicine: SoundMind, a psychedelic therapy and training center, has launched Veteran Peer Support Model to help veterans address a variety of mental health conditions. Hannah McLane, Director, hannah@soundmind.institute

CMMNJ’s medical cannabis goals include Insurance coverage; Home cultivation rights; Hospital & Institutional Access; and Expanded qualifying conditions.

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. The bills passed both Health Committees and are in the Senate and Assembly Budget and Oversight Committees. OLS Fiscal Estimate is here.

·        S309/ A3511: Requires workers' compensation, PIP, and health insurance coverage.

·        S782 /A3932: Subsidize medical cannabis in Medicaid or NJ Family Care.

Home cultivation bills: Web site: https://www.letpatientsgrownj.com/

·        S342/A997: Authorizes home cultivation of medical cannabis.

·        A1422: Legalizes possession of six marijuana plants for personal use.

·        S353/A3657: Legalizes six plants for personal use and 10 plants for medical

NJ’s bill subscription service allows you to create a list of bills, track legislative action & stay up to date on topics you care about.  

Hospital and Institutional Access: NJ patients in hospitals, nursing homes, state institutions, group homes and hospice are unable to access medical cannabis. Implement the Jake Honig law’s Institutional Caregivers to accomplish this!

Bennabis Health Expands and Launches Workers’ Compensation Program

Bennabis Health offers a membership program for medical cannabis. Patients who join will have a 15% discount at participating Network Dispensaries.

Upcoming Events:

Real Cannabis Holiday Online Shop-A-Thon, 12/15, 6-9 pm

Heady NJ: Working in South Jersey Cannabis, 1/21/23, 1 – 5 PM, $20 fee.

Recent events:

F.E.M. PREAACH - Psychedelics Panel, Stockton U., 11/12.

Heady NJ: Cannabis Gathering, UFCW Union Hall, West Berlin, 11/12.

Ewing FOP: Marijuana Presentation, Ewing Hollowbrook Center 11/9.

Thanksgiving Giveaway, State House, Trenton, 11/24.

Treasury report: Checking: $13,296; PayPal: $2.70. 

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

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

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 Public Zoom Meeting for November 15, 2022

 

CMMNJ Meeting Agenda for November 15, 2022 at 7 pm

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Agenda: Election Day, November 8, 2022. How did marijuana reform do? Odds to vote Yes: MD-83%; MO-60%; ND-52%; SD-52%; AR-35%. Bookies.com

Federal Drug Policy: On October 6, 2022, President Biden pardoned federal convictions for simple marijuana possession offenses. Biden urged all Governors to do the same for state offenses. Biden also directed federal officials to review expeditiously how marijuana is Schedule I under the federal Controlled Substances Act. “This is a high point,” said Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus.

Firearms: A federal judge agreed that people who use marijuana are engaging in criminal activity at the federal level and there’s precedent to deny them the right to have firearms. DOJ says medical marijuana users are unfit to possess firearms.

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) promotes access to psychedelics for their therapeutic potential. He seeks to clarify that the Right to Try law means that patients with terminal health conditions can obtain and use Schedule I controlled substances.

More Plant Medicine: Stockton U. psychedelic education event, via Zoom, Sat., Nov. 12 from 1-4 p.m. Live panel of psychedelics experts recruited by CMMNJ Board member Gaetano Lardieri followed by over 30 recorded 5-minute segments covering psychedelics from multiple angles. Register here. 

CMMNJ endorsed NJ's S2934, the Psilocybin Behavioral Health Access & Services Act. 

The NJ Assembly approved Asw. Quijano’s bill, A3946, to allow deductions for marijuana business expenses on state tax returns. The bill now goes to the Senate. 

Employees at Curaleaf’s Edgewater, NJ. dispensary voted to join United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union, Local 360.

Cannabis is the No. 1 cash crop in NJ, and the 6th largest in the U.S. ($5B in 2022).

The Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC): Meeting: Dec. 8, at 1 pm. The social equity excise fee will direct money to communities hardest hit by the War on Drugs. Which programs will these fees go to? The CRC wants to hear from you. Three virtual meetings will be held from 7 – 9 pm for residents and organizations of South Jersey on 11/15; for Central Jersey on 11/16; and for North Jersey on 11/17. 

The CRC recommended the state’s Department of the Treasury fund the Cannabis Training Academy to provide technical assistance to entrepreneurs establishing cannabis businesses within the state. There are other cannabis lending sources. The Office of Diversity will be compiling an equity scorecard as it relates to social equity initiatives. The CRC approved the first 18 annual licenses for cannabis businesses.

CMMNJ’s post legalization goals include medical cannabis Insurance coverage; Home cultivation rights; Hospital & Institutional Access; and Expanded qualifying conditions. 

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. The bills passed both Health Committees and are in the Senate and Assembly Budget and Oversight Committees. 
• S309 / A3511: Requires workers' compensation, PIP, and health insurance coverage. 
• S782 / A3932: Subsidize medical cannabis in Medicaid or NJ Family Care.

Home cultivation bills: Web site: https://www.letpatientsgrownj.com/ 

• 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.

(NJ’s bill subscription service allows you to create a list of bills, track legislative action & stay up to date on topics you care about.) 

Gov. Murphy said NJ should “revisit” criminalization of homegrown marijuana for personal use—but after the commercial market has matured.

TJ Finnerty’s Grace Grower Org., a 501(c)(3) is seeking board members good at raising funds and awareness. Contact: ceo@gracegrower.org or 973-420-3049.

Hospital and Institutional Access: NJ patients in hospitals, nursing homes, state institutions, group homes, and hospice are unable to access medical cannabis, despite a state law allowing it. Implement the Jake Honig law’s Institutional Caregivers!

CMMNJ has seven (7) Board members on Insider NJ’s 2022 Cannabis Power List: Ken Wolski #6, JoAnne Zito #26, Jim & Cheryl Miller #28, Amanda Hoffman #55, Peter Rosenfeld #65, Guy Lardieri #72, and Mike Brennan #82.

Ken Wolski is now chairman of Trenton’s Cannabis Advisory Committee. 

Upcoming Events: 
F.E.M PREAACH - Psychedelics Panel, Stockton U., 11/12, 1 – 4 pm.
Heady NJ: Cannabis Gathering, UFCW Union Hall, West Berlin, 11/12, 1- 5 pm.
Ewing FOP: Marijuana Presentation, Ewing Hollowbrook Center 11/9, 7 pm.
Thanksgiving Giveaway, State House, Trenton, 11/24, 11 – 1pm.

Recent events: 
CannaBash, Trenton, 10/8/22.
CannaOne, Edison, 10/10 -10/12. CMMNJ presentation 10/12 at 4 pm.
National Hispanic Cannabis Council, Jersey City, City Hall, 10/15.
NJ NORML’s Home Grow Lobby Day, Trenton State House, 10/27.

Treasury report: Checking: $13,395; PayPal: $3.  

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

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

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.

October 11, 2022 CMMNJ Public Meeting Agenda

 

CMMNJ Monthly Meeting Agenda for October 11, 2022 at 7 pm

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Agenda: Election Day, November 8, 2022.

Register to Vote! Voter Registration Deadline for the General Election is October 18, 2022. There are three (3) Ways to Vote in New Jersey.

CMMNJ’s post legalization goals include: Insurance coverage for medical cannabis; Home cultivation rights; and Hospital & Institutional Access to medical cannabis for qualified patients. (NJ’s bill subscription service allows you to create a list of bills, track legislative action & stay up to date on topics you care about.) 

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. The bills passed both Health Committees and are in the Senate and Assembly Budget and Oversight Committees. OLS Fiscal Estimate is here.
• S309/ A3511: Requires workers' compensation, PIP, and health insurance coverage. 
• S782 /A3932: Subsidize medical cannabis in Medicaid or NJ Family Care.

Home cultivation bills: 

Web site: https://www.letpatientsgrownj.com/

·        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.

Hospital and Institutional Access: NJ patients who are in hospitals, nursing homes, state institutions, group homes and hospice are unable to access medical cannabis though they need it, qualify for it, and are entitled to it. Patient outcomes would improve, and health care costs would be reduced if these patients had access to medical cannabis. Implement the Jake Honig law’s institutional caregivers!

More Plant Medicine: The CMMNJ Board of Directors endorsed Senator Scutari’s Bill S2934, Psilocybin Behavioral Health Access and Services Act.

CMMNJ testimony on 9/29/22 to the Assembly Committee in support of A3946, a bill to allow business deductions for cannabis companies licensed and regulated by NJ.

Cannabis Certification Classes are at 8 NJ Community Colleges.

Ken Wolski applied to join Trenton’s Cannabis Advisory Committee, 10/4/22. 

New York State started home grow 10/5/22. 

Federal Drug Policy Reform: New Jersey’s U.S. Sen. Cory Booker: “Federal marijuana prohibition is beginning to be more and more absurd.” Sen. Booker’s Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA) will remove marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act entirely.

U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) is monitoring the therapeutic potential of psychedelics “very closely,” but is not yet VA “standard of care.” RTT v. DEA.

DOJ says medical marijuana users are unfit to possess firearms.

The Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC): Meetings: Oct. 27, and Dec. 8, both at 1 pm. The CRC awarded 505 conditional cannabis licenses so far. The CRC issued guidelines for workplace impairment. CMMNJ endorsed ACLU-NJ’s recommendations for CRC’s proposed rules. As of September 12, a patient account is necessary to participate in the Medicinal Cannabis Program and to renew your ID card. NJ cannabis arrests plummet.

Upcoming Events: 

CannaBash, Trenton, rescheduled to 10/8/22, 11 - 6 pm.

CannaOne, Edison, 10/10 -10/12. CMMNJ presentation 10/12 at 4 pm.

National Hispanic Cannabis Council, Jersey City, City Hall, 10/15, 10 - 1 pm.

Home Grow Lobby Day, Trenton State House, 10/27, 11 – 1 pm.

F.E.M. PREAACH - Psychedelics Panel, Stockton U., 11/12, 1 – 4 pm.

Heady NJ: Cannabis Gathering, UFCW Union Hall, West Berlin, 11/12, 1- 5 pm.

Cannabis Quality Conference & Expo, Parsippany, 10/17 – 19. 

Recent events: 

NE CANN, Atlantic City, 9/9&10/22.

420 Expo, Edison, NJ, 9/16-18/22. 

TCNJ Community Fest, Ewing, 9/24.

Treasury report: Checking: $14,387; PayPal: $92. 

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

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

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 September 13, 2022 Public Meeting Agenda

 

CMMNJ Monthly Meeting Agenda for September 13, 2022 at 7 pm

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Agenda: 

The NJ Legislature returns from its 2022 summer break on the following dates in September: 9/15, 9/22 and 9/29. 

CMMNJ’s post legalization goals include:

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. The bills passed Senate and Assembly Health Committees and were referred to the Senate Budget Committee and the Assembly Oversight Committee. OLS Fiscal Estimate is here.

·        S309: Requires workers' compensation, PIP, and health insurance coverage.

·        S782: Will subsidize medical cannabis in Medicaid or NJ Family Care.

Home cultivation bills: 

Web site: https://www.letpatientsgrownj.com/

·        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.

Hospital and Institutional Access: NJ Disabled American Veteran Dan Brady died in hospice in a New Jersey nursing home in July, unable to access medical cannabis. He needed it, wanted it, and was entitled to it. He suffered needlessly without it, as do so many other hospitalized, and institutionalized patients.

More Plant Medicine: NJ Senate President Scutari Files Bill S2934, Psilocybin Behavioral Health Access and Services Act; CMMNJ Board of Directors endorse it.

Federal Drug Policy Reform: 

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker’s letter asked President Biden to end the federal ban on cannabis, and let states decide on legalizing it.

In July, Sen. Booker introduced the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA) to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act entirely.

Dr. Shareef Elnahal, VA undersecretary of health, said marijuana needs to be descheduled at the federal level. “We are stuck with: Scant research funding; Limited to no access in hospitals/nursing homes; High costs for patients.”

Sen. Scutari’s S3012 permits interstate cannabis sales when federal law changes.

The Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC): 

Meetings: Sept. 9, Oct. 20, and Dec. 8, all at 1 pm. 

The CRC’s proposed new rules are here. Public comments will be accepted until 9/30/22. Sign here to endorse the ACLU-NJ’s rule recommendations. 

$80M in NJ pot sales in first 10 weeks. Home delivery. 

Find an adult use ATC in NJ. 

Upcoming Events:

NE CANN, Atlantic City, 9/9&10/22; Volunteers needed to help CMMNJ table.

420 Expo, Edison, NJ, 9/16-18/22; Volunteers needed.

TCNJ Community Fest, Ewing, 9/24, 10-4pm; Volunteers needed.

Delaware Weedstock, 9/30- 10/2; Volunteers needed.

HeadyNJ: Cannabis Policy Discussion, Hackensack, NJ 9/25, 1 – 5 pm

NJ Cannabis Insider Job Fair, online, 9/26-10/26/22 & Bootcamp, 9/15, Princeton.

Recent events:

SHORE GROW Patient Aid fundraiser, Ocean NJ, 8/20/22. Over $1,700 raised!

Curaleaf ATC’s raised $3,000 in donations for CMMNJ from our hemp bracelets!

Treasury report: Checking: $13,895; 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.

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.