CMMNJ Monthly Public Zoom Meeting Agenda for September 12, 2023 at 7 pm

 

CMMNJ Monthly Public Zoom Meeting Agenda for September 12, 2023 at 7 pm

ZOOM Meeting ID: 842 6430 8115 Passcode: 270649 Or, click: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84264308115?pwd=Sjh3T0lXZEpEaFR2NU1EdVBOWCtsZz09

Agenda: 

New Jersey Issues: 

NJ Assemblyman Benjie Wimberly awarded CMMNJ, on its 20th anniversary, a Joint Legislative Resolution that affirmed CMMNJ's importance as a "catalyst for the legalization of both medical and recreational marijuana in the State" and "pays tribute to all who have contributed to its success and renown, and extends sincere best wishes for its continued vigor in all the years to come."

NJ Orders Police Department To Reinstate Officer Who Was Fired Over Marijuana With Backpay

Shore Grow Hydro, Grand Re-Opening 7/30/23 at new location, 1710 Rt. 35 Oakhurst NJ 07755; & fund-raiser for CMMNJ!

40th Adult Use & 46th Medical NJ Cannabis Dispensaries Now Open;

Two cannabis dispensaries open in Ocean County. 

Medical marijuana sales are dropping in N.J., but is that a bad sign? Wolski also wants to see insurance companies cover medicinal cannabis and hopes hospitals become more willing to provide medical marijuana. Many people in psychiatric hospitals and prisons qualify and would benefit from medical marijuana, he said.

Federal Drug Policy Reform: 

HHS tells DEA to reschedule marijuana to less restrictive Schedule III status. Op Ed in support. But DEA refused to reschedule marijuana numerous times, the latest in 2016. More from Forbes. Yet more from ASA.

The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper: New: Dr. Sanjay Gupta Series “Weed 7: A Senior Moment.”

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Cannabis is having a senior moment.

Seniors Are The Fastest Growing Cannabis Consumer Group.

The possession and home cultivation of marijuana is now legal for Minnesotans, the 23rd state to legalize marijuana for adults. Ohio voters will decide this November on a ballot measure legalizing the possession, home cultivation, and retail sale of marijuana for adults.

Cannabis Exposure Not Associated with Increased Psychosis Risk Among High-Risk Youth

The Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC): 

The next CRC meetings: 9/8/23, & 10/5/23, both at 1 p.m. Register to speak here. You may submit comments in writing to the Commission here. 

On Sept. 27, the CRC will open license applications for cannabis delivery companies to deliver cannabis products directly to consumers' homes. Pre-application webinar scheduled for September 14, 2023 ahead of application opening for delivery, distribution, and wholesale licenses.

Find a Dispensary in New Jersey.

CMMNJ’s 2023 medical cannabis goals:

• 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. 
• 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

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! 

Wolski spoke heavily about the need for homegrow and the overall hospital system getting involved with insurance to pay for patient access to cannabis. “Right now if you go into a hospital and you’re a medical cannabis patient you have to stop using your medical cannabis and that can have a fatal reaction,” he said.

Expanded qualifying conditions: 

Qualifying for cannabis therapy should be allowed for any condition that a healthcare professional with prescription privileges determines is in the best interest of the patient.

Upcoming Events: 

NECANN NJ Atlantic City Convention Center, 9/8-9/2023 with Jeff Booker

420 EXPO Edison, NJ, Sept. 29 - Oct. 1, 2023. 

STR8 Talk, Archer Law Office, Sept. 11, 2023, 11 - noon; via Zoom: Meeting ID: 865 307 0487; Passcode: Str8Talk.

Cannabis Culture Weekly Newsletter: Grow Info--August 6, 2023.

B2B cannabis business conference DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Newark Airport, Oct. 12, 2023. 

CMMNJ Gala, Oct. 21, 2023: Save the Date--details to come.

CMMNJ is always looking for community members to volunteer for CMMNJ tabling at events. If you are interested, email us at info@cmmnj.org

Treasury report: 

Checking: $11,925. 

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 in the Volunteer Group category, and the 2023 NJ State Governor's Volunteerism Award in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Champion for Justice Category "for extraordinary service to your community." Ken Wolski, co-founder of CMMNJ, won the Lifetime Achievement award, and other CMMNJ Board members won awards for their organizations, F.E.M. and CannaCoverage at the NJ Cannabis Insider Awards show June 8, 2023. 

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