CMMNJ Meeting Agenda for December 12, 2017

Monthly Public Meeting Agenda 
Lawrence Twp. Library, Rm. #1 
Tuesday, December 12, 2017 
7:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

Approve November 2017 minutes. Discuss:

Governor-elect Phil Murphy reaffirms plans to legalize marijuana in the first 100 days of 2018! Who is contacting whom in the new Administration about moving forward with advances for patient access and decriminalization/expungement? Gov. Christie finishes his second term at noon on Jan. 16.
NJ’s legalization bill (S3195): Facebook’s “Friends of CMMNJ” letter template in support of home cultivation, addressing concerns. Also, Press Conference at Artworks, Trenton, 12/7/17 at 4:00 pm.

The Medicinal Marijuana Program (MMP) Review Panel gave final approval to 43 petitions to add conditions (chronic pain, anxiety, migraines, and Tourette’s syndrome) to the MMP on 10/25/17. Now the DOH commissioner has 180 days to follow those recommendations. CUMMA amendments?

Marijuana Justice Act of 2017 (S1689): Congressional co-sponsors sought for Sen. Cory Booker’s federal bill. Take action: Capwiz from DPA and NORML.

Final 2017 Statehouse Podcast (100th) concluded with Thanksgiving Day lunch outside the Annex.

Political Prisoner Ed (NJWeedman) Forchion remains in jail awaiting retrial on hung jury charge.

Upcoming Events:
“CMMNJ TV” taping, Princeton TV studio, 1/18.
Patients Out of Time conference, Jersey City, NJ, May 10 – 12, 2018.
Recent Events: 5th year anniversary of medical marijuana availability in NJ—12/6/17.
Medical Cannabis Conference, Montego Bay Jamaica, Nov. 10 -15, 2017. Atecam.com

Treasury report: Checking: $3264; PayPal: $3292.

CMMNJ's 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/

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

Monthly Public Meeting Minutes 
November 14, 2017

3 Board members in attendance- 7 others.  Oct. 2017 minutes approved.

All Items on Agenda covered-Notes of discussions below.

Election- Despite new Gov’s intent to sign a legalization Bill quickly, it is doubtful that legal MJ will be available for a year because of details to be worked out in Regs.  However, activists can push for tangential issues that can be immediately implemented such as prohibiting any arrests for use, expunging all use arrests and those for supplying friends (i.e., all those not major dealers).

Also, provision must be made to support minority representation in gaining licenses to sell with reduced license fees in minority communities and eliminating any bar due to MJ arrest or those charges related thereto (resisting arrest, etc).

 As part of legalization we can advocate for patient growing for own use and other useful expansions of the CUMMA (my note and eliminating many of the unjust burdens like requiring Dr. registrations-esp with Trump admin.)  On growing we should emphasize it was in the original Bill and unjustly eliminated in secret.

Review Panel Approvals- Main point is that we know Gov. Christie is running out the clock so we need to quickly contact new Health Commissioner to immediately sign approval-we have contacts (e.g. Bill Caruso) to get us an inside track. I recommended contacting the DOH transition team. There is no need to delay for the full 180 days. This can be done the first day the new Commissioner takes over if we do advance planning.

Appellate Court action – despite the euphoria I pointed out that the court did not mandate a change only instructed the Director that he had the ability and he should review his position. This is wasted on a Christie appointee.  Again-we need to have the new Admin take Immediate action on this as a priority -even if just to help patients with issues such as use on school grounds.

Podcast last one for this year (and the 100th) is on Thanksgiving and it will provide food. Hoping for media coverage and food donations.
Brunch on Nov 18th at Studio B in Trenton (formerly Prayer Brunch-and no Al Sharpton) Cost is $25. There are speakers. 
Jason has contacts in the Senate majority office we can use.  Jim reported that Scutari dropped charges against Lefty Grimes in Linden and he and Joanne will do a Bergen County forum on Nov. 16th. 

Next Meeting should specify who is contacting whom in the new Admin about moving forward with advances for patient access and discuss specifics.
Treasury report: Checking: $3434; PayPal: $3122.

More info: Ken Wolski, RN, MPA (609) 394-2137 ohamkrw@aol.com http://www.cmmnj.org

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

Recent Media Coverage and Blogs:


With Phil Murphy's win, it's 'full steam ahead' for legal marijuana
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/11/hold_murphys_victory_is_the_first_step_toward_a_ma.html

Supporters Say Recreational Marijuana Could Be Legal In New Jersey By Next Summer Thanks To Murphy Win
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/11/08/supporters-say-recreational-marijuana-could-be-legal-in-new-jersey-by-next-summer/

Marijuana legalization gets support with Murphy's win
http://newjersey.news12.com/story/36798931/marijuana-legalization-gets-support-with-murphys-win

Bamboozled: Could these medical marijuana scams come to N.J.? You bet
http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2017/11/bamboozled_could_these_medical_marijuana_scams_com.html

Letter: Countering Ocean City Prosecutor's Stance On Marijuana
https://patch.com/new-jersey/oceancity/letter-countering-ocean-city-prosecutors-stance-marijuana

Princeton resident is new head New Jersey Cannabis Industry Association board
https://planetprinceton.com/2017/11/16/princeton-resident-is-new-head-new-jersey-cannabis-industry-association-board/

Time to reclassify N.J.'s relationship with marijuana
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/opinion/time-to-reclassify-n-j-s-relationship-with-marijuana/article_21a11f52-5558-5095-a2fa-07e680541983.html

Amid talk of legalizing marijuana, one expert says 'slow down'
http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/paramus/2017/11/16/amid-push-legal-marijuana-in-one-expert-says-slow-down/868289001/

ASA: Medical Cannabis Access for Pain Treatment
https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/americansforsafeaccess/pages/8900/attachments/original/1470426683/Medical_Cannabis_Access_for_Pain_Treatment-_A_Viable_Strategy_to_Address_the_Opiod_Crisis_8-5-16__3_49.pdf?1470426683

Can Marijuana Alleviate the Opioid Crisis?
The federal government should stop blocking research into the drug’s medical potential.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-marijuana-alleviate-the-opioid-crisis-1511104543#comments_sector

Murphy's win boosts prospects for legal marijuana in New Jersey
http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2017/11/24/marijuana-could-coming-new-jersey/849505001/

High time to legalize recreational marijuana in NJ
http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2017/11/cannabis-article

Smell of new business in the weed industry luring N.J. lawyers
http://www.nj.com/marijuana/2017/12/lawyers_prepare_for_business_boom_if_weed_is_legal.html

Legalize weed? We should not empower an industry that profits from addiction | Opinion
http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2017/12/legalize_weed_we_should_not_empower_an_industry_that_profits_from_addiction_opinion.html

Ricardo Rivera of Tuffysfght.com
https://vimeo.com/245390762?utm_source=email&utm_medium=vimeo-cliptranscode-201504&utm_campaign=28749

New Jersey Should Legalize Marijuana
https://www.aclu.org/blog/criminal-law-reform/drug-law-reform/new-jersey-should-legalize-marijuana

Will you be able to grow weed at home? Here's what we know about the N.J. pot bill
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2017/11/nj_marijuana_bill_could_soon_see_these_changes.html

Incoming NJ Gov. Murphy names head of cannabis trade group as chief of staff
http://www.thecannabist.co/2017/11/28/new-jersey-murphy-pete-cammarano/93376/

Murphy insists NJ will make marijuana legal — ‘We want to get this right’
http://nj1015.com/murphy-insists-nj-will-make-marijuana-legal-we-want-to-get-this-right/?trackback=tsmclip

NJ legal marijuana may also mean car insurance gets high
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/new-jersey/2017/11/27/nj-legal-marijuana-may-also-mean-car-insurance-gets-high/897275001/

CMMNJ / Sativa Cross FINALE! Feeding Trenton.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb2nh5rV3gU&feature=share

Rice on Marijuana Legalization: Proceed With Caution
http://www.njsendems.org/rice-on-marijuana-legalization-proceed-with-caution/

NJ panel OKs marijuana for more conditions
https://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2017/11/nj-panel-oks-marijuana-for-more.html


Medical marijuana patients fight stigma to find relief
http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/7b3d0ba8-7152-11e7-ae8b-d7baa80e197f.html

Legalized Recreational Marjuana In NJ Might Not Be Available Soon
http://wbgo.org/post/legalized-recreational-marjuana-nj-might-not-be-available-soon#stream/0

Sativa Cross .com Ignorance Is No Excuse Potcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shvq5nIRYmc&feature=youtu.be

CMMNJ PSA
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B72GooQ_L415SUhYcXBmS2xfckU/view?ts=59e9f6c7

Public Meeting Agenda for January 13, 2015

Monthly Public Meeting Agenda 
Lawrence Twp. Library, Rm. #3
Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 7:00 PM -- 9:00 PM 

Approve December 2014 minutes.  Discuss:

NJ Legislature is back: State of the State Address today, 1/13/15.  

Support NJ marijuana bills: A3726 (PTSD); A3525/S2312 (MMP fix); S1896/A3094 (legalize); A218 (decrim).

“CMMNJ TV” is broadcasting from Princeton Community TV.  Episodes run for two weeks--Tues., 10 pm & Fri., 10:30 am on Comcast Ch. 30 & Verizon FIOS Ch. 45.  Next taping: 1/20.

Patient’s Handbook for CMMNJ due soon.  

“Petition for Rulemaking,” requests MMP regulatory changes; send letters of support to DOH.  

Upcoming Events: 

“Medical Marijuana” Grand Rounds at Princeton House, 1/26/15, 12:15pm-1:30 pm with Dr. Jahan Marcu & DPA NJ’s Meagan Glaser.

“Medical Marijuana: Myths & Medicine,” PA State Nurses Assn., 3/26/15 Millersville Univ.

Central NORML NJ meeting at Firkin Tavern, Ewing, NJ 1/21 (3rd Wed. of the month), 7pm.

DE NORML Lobby Day, 1/29/15, Dover, Delaware. 

NJ SPRING SMOKE-OUT Sat., March 21, 2:00pm New Jersey State House in Trenton

ASA’s National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference & Citizen Lobby Day, March 27-31st in Washington, DC. 

Recent events: 

Sabina Rose Memorial, Statehouse, Trenton, 12/2/14.

Medical marijuana “Patients Panel” at Ramapo College, 11/13/14.

CMMNJ’s Year End Report for 2014: 
http://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2014/12/year-end-report-2014-coalition-for.html

Treasury report: 
Checking: $3611; PayPal: $3526. 
CMMNJ is selling hand-rolled hemp bracelets/necklaces from Romania @ $3 each or 2/$5.

CMMNJ's meetings are the second Tuesday of each month from 7 - 9 PM at the Lawrence Twp. Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence Twp., 08648 Tel. #609.882.9246.  All are welcome.  (Meeting at the library does not imply Mercer County’s endorsement of our issue.) 

More info:  Ken Wolski, RN, (609) 394-2137 ohamkrw@aol.com 
http://www.cmmnj.org  

Facebook: Friends of CMMNJ: 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/62462971150/?fref=ts

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




Monthly Public Meeting Minutes 
December 9, 2014 

Approve October 2014 minutes (no November meeting).  Discuss:

“CMMNJ TV” began broadcasting from Princeton Community TV on 11/11/14.  Interview Dr. Jahan Marcu?  Patients in NJ’s MMP should ask their doctors if they’d like to discuss the issues on CMMNJ TV.

Jim Price is developing a Patient’s Handbook for CMMNJ.  

CMMNJ awaits action on “Petition for Rulemaking” requesting MMP regulatory changes; write letters of support to DOH.  Post petition on CMMNJ web site.

Ed Forchion (NJWeedman) asks appeals court to agree NJ pot laws are racist and contradictory.

Election 2014: Alaska, Oregon, & Washington D.C. legalize marijuana.  Fla. medical falls short. NJ bills: A3726 (PTSD); A3525/S2312 (MMP fix); 
S1896/A3094 (legalize); A218 (decrim).

Recent events: Sabina Rose Memorial, Statehouse, Trenton, 12/2/14; Jim Miller got Gov. Christie to join “Moment of Silence” for Sabina Rose.
DE NORML’s Annual Pot Luck Dinner 12/16.
Medical marijuana “Patients Panel” at Ramapo College, 11/13/14.
“Ignorance is No Excuse” tour distributes the MMP A.G. guidelines to local P.D.’s.
Central NORML NJ meeting at Firkin Tavern, Ewing, NJ 11/19 (3rd Wed. of the month), 7pm.
Thursday demonstrations at the Statehouse ended 11/20/14; to resume in the spring.
“Homegrown Radio” interview posted 12/9: 
http://www.mixcloud.com/djezywind/homegrownradionjorg-interview-w-ken-wolski-rn-ed-cmmnj-12-04-14/

Treasury report: Checking: $3861; PayPal: $3626. CMMNJ is selling hand-rolled hemp bracelets/necklaces from Romania @ $3 each or 2/$5.

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

Recent Media Coverage and Blogs:

Washington Post: Why 2014 was the year of pot
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/12/23/why-2014-was-the-year-of-pot/

1. Legal sales begin in Colorado
2. Obama: ‘I don’t think it is more dangerous than alcohol’
3. Congress allows hemp cultivation
4. CNN chief medical correspondent backs medical marijuana
5. Poll finds more Americans identify tobacco, alcohol and sugar as “most harmful”
6. Utah passes limited medical marijuana law
7. D.C. decriminalizes
8. Maryland approves medical marijuana and decriminalizes possession
9. Minnesota approves medical marijuana
10. New York approves medical marijuana
11. Legal pot sales begin in Washington
12. New York Times editorial board calls for an end to prohibition 
13. Study: Medical marijuana laws associated with 25 percent fewer prescription overdose deaths
14. Philadelphia becomes largest U.S. city to decriminalize marijuana possession
15. Federal court considers whether marijuana should be classified as a Schedule I controlled substance
16. Two more states and D.C. vote to legalize
17. Florida medical marijuana loses, with 58 percent of the vote
18. Native Americans reservations allowed to legalize marijuana
19. Congress blocks D.C. legalization
20. Congress ends the ban on medical marijuana
21. Colorado approves $8 million for marijuana research
22. Oklahoma and Nebraska are suing Colorado over marijuana legalization

Judge Rules Against Police Search of Home
http://spartaindependent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20141204/NEWS01/141209971/Judge-rules-against-police-search-of-home

Congress Prohibits Justice Department from Undermining State Medical Marijuana Laws
http://www.thedailychronic.net/2014/39312/congress-prohibits-justice-department-from-undermining-state-medical-marijuana-laws/

Congress’s Double-Edged Marijuana Stance
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/11/opinion/congresss-double-edged-marijuana-stance.html?emc=edit_tnt_20141210&nlid=17961243&tntemail0=y&_r=0

Victory: Congress ends war on medical marijuana
http://blog.sfgate.com/smellthetruth/2014/12/12/congress-ends-war-on-medical-marijuana/

Booker, Supporter Of Medical Marijuana, Criticizes the Criminal Justice System
http://www.mmjobserver.com/booker-supporter-of-medical-marijuana-criticizes-the-criminal-justice-system/812/

NJ Medical Marijuana Regulation is Unconstitutional
http://www.ahherald.com/letters/19098-nj-medical-marijuana-regulation-is-unconstitutional

Homegrown Radio Interview with Ken Wolski
http://www.mixcloud.com/djezywind/homegrownradionjorg-interview-w-ken-wolski-rn-ed-cmmnj-12-04-14/

Israeli Marijuana Companies Smoking Up Wall Street
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/israeli-marijuana-companies-smoking-up-wall-street/2014/12/16/

New Jersey Healthcare: December 1, 2014 Regulatory Developments
http://www.njhealthcareblog.com/2014/12/december-1-2014-regulatory-developments/

An Activist’s Perspective on the NJ Marijuana Movement
http://kylemoore.blog.com/2014/12/07/an-activist%E2%80%99s-perspective-on-the-nj-marijuana-movement/

Year End Report 2014 Coalition for Medical Marijuana—New Jersey
http://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2014/12/year-end-report-2014-coalition-for.html

PTSD SUFFERERS NOW ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA TREATMENT IN ARIZONA
http://www.missterrones.com/mmjmovement/2014/12/31/ptsd-sufferers-now-eligible-for-medical-marijuana-in-arizona

Parents Coalition for Rescheduling Medical Cannabis Makes Case for Sick Kids
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1203560

Feds stick to court argument that marijuana is dangerous
http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Feds-stick-to-court-argument-that-marijuana-is-5990798.php?cmpid=twitter-desktop

NJWeedman’s Passing the Joint: We the people are winning!
http://www.trentonian.com/opinion/20150102/njweedmans-passing-the-joint-we-the-people-are-winning

American Herbal Pharmacopoeia: ‘Welcome Back, Marijuana!’
http://blog.sfgate.com/smellthetruth/2013/12/11/american-herbal-pharmacopoeia-welcome-back-marijuana/

Ignorance Is No Excuse Tour - Brick City
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bOAVEP5dKg

Taking steps to get their sick children usable pot
http://articles.philly.com/2014-12-23/news/57320698_1_vivian-wilson-edible-marijuana-cannabis-oils

2014 ASA Accomplishments & What's on the Horizon in 2015
http://www.safeaccessnow.org/2014_asa_accomplishments_what_s_on_the_horizon_in_2015?utm_campaign=holiday251&utm_medium=email&utm_source=americansforsafeaccess

Letter: If only people would care to reflect a little more
http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/12/letter_if_only_people_would_care_to_reflect_a_little_more.html

Breakwater Alternative Treatment Center Issued
Permit to Cultivate Medicinal Marijuana
http://www.nj.gov/health/news/2014/approved/20141121a.html

Tribes Can Legalize Pot, Justice Department Decides
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/12/11/tribes-can-legalize-pot-justice-department-decides

CMMNJ January 8, 2013 Meeting Minutes and Media Update

 

 

Monthly Public Meeting Minutes

January 8, 2013

7:00 PM:  Meeting called to order.   December 2012 minutes approved.  Discussion:

Reminder: There will be no public CMMNJ meeting in February; library room unavailable.

NJ’s Medicinal Marijuana Program (MMP): Greenleaf ATC in Montclair, NJ is selling up to ½ ounce of marijuana to registered patients by appointment only--at least two months wait for an appointment.  Two strains are available; a sativa and an indica (Green Crack & Blue Dream). THC content reportedly exceeds 10%.  NJ’s 7% sales tax applies—cost is approx. $130/quarter ounce. Fewer than 500 patients have ID cards from DOH.  Rumors are that improvements to the MMP will be coming soon, including the promised lozenges.  MMP is failing hospice patients and many others.  Some oncologists in the state admit knowing marijuana helps cancer patients but refuse to join DOH registry (along with 99.5% of all NJ MDs.)

The lawsuit against DOH for failure to meaningfully implement the MMP is progressing and it asks the court to appoint CMMNJ monitor of the program. (A court hearing was held 1/24/13.)

The cmmnj.org web site crashed.  Ryan Bly fixed it; discussion re: need for continuous update.

Upcoming events: 

CMMNJ Board conference call is scheduled for Tues., 2/12/13 at 7 pm.

  

CMMNJ’s 10th anniversary party/pot luck dinner at Peter Rosenfeld’s house on March 9, 2013. 

Americans for Safe Access National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference; Feb. 22 – 25, 2013; Washington, D.C. http://safeaccessnow.org/blog/conference2013/

The World Medical Cannabis Expo April 5 – 7 2013, Piscataway, NJ 

http://worldmedicalcannabis.com/  CMMNJ fundraiser in conjunction with our table at this?

Treasury report: Current finances: Checking account: $3405; PayPal account: $3353. 

Next public CMMNJ meeting is March 12, 2013 from 7 - 9 PM at the Lawrence Twp. Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence Twp. 

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

NJ.COM LTE: Medical marijuana a safer option

In her letter “Medical marijuana: The end doesn’t justify the means” (Jan. 24), Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini (R-Ocean) paints a fear-mongering picture of medical marijuana as a gateway drug.

Ms. Angelini claims to be “sensitive to the pain that individuals endure from disease,” but her letter proves otherwise. Calling marijuana a “highly dangerous drug” in the context of medical use is ridiculous. A quick glance at the side effects of the arsenal of drugs legally prescribed for my cancer yields the following warnings: “euphoria, feeling of being ‘high,’ tolerance, risk for dependency,” not to mention “weak or shallow breathing, confusion, double vision, nausea, dizziness, seizure, liver toxicity, cardiac arrhythmia, heart attack, coma, death.” I invite Ms. Angelini to look me in the eye and tell me medical marijuana use — or “abuse” — is anywhere near as dangerous as that.

As a cancer patient, I have taken a multitude of prescription drugs. When combined with the toxicity of chemotherapy drugs, the effects on my body were devastating. I have been hospitalized for side effects of these medications, and have had to wean myself off of them slowly, under a doctor’s supervision, to avoid life-threatening withdrawal symptoms. I am thankful every day that I did not develop a full-blown addiction to these pharmaceuticals, but many patients are not so fortunate.

Surely, through her work as a substance abuse program director, Ms. Angelini must realize that prescription drug dependency is a true problem for people who have had serious illnesses or injuries, and that prescription opioid abuse is a real gateway to hard drug addiction.

Medical marijuana does not pose any proven health risks, and it offers not only pain relief, but may even provide actual treatment for certain diseases.

-- Vanessa Waltz,

Princeton

The writer serves on the board of directors of the Coalition for Medical Marijuana-New Jersey (cmmnj.org).

http://www.nj.com/times-opinion/index.ssf/2013/01/times_of_trenton_letters_to_th_596.html#incart_river

Recent Media Coverage and Blogs:

Relief from pain

http://cj.sunne.ws/files/2013/01/Lawrence_0116.pdf

New Jersey Medical Marijuana NEWs and UPdates

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6qmYyV4zw0&feature=youtu.be

Lawsuit Over NJ Medical Marijuana Program Heads To Appeals Court

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/01/24/lawsuit-hopes-to-force-njs-medical-marijuana-program-forward/

Lawsuit seeks faster track for New Jersey medical marijuana program

http://articles.philly.com/2013-01-25/news/36529265_1_health-commissioner-mary-o-dowd-dispensaries-richard-caporusso

NJ Medical Marijuana Program Case Moves to Appeals Panel

http://nj1015.com/nj-medical-marijuana-program-back-in-court/

N.J. judge allows lawsuit against state on slow medical pot rollout to continue

http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/01/nj_judge_hears_arguments_again.html

Choose family or health

http://www.northjersey.com/news/187411601_Choose_family_or_health.html

Medical Marijuana Butter Recipe

http://drmarijuananj.com/nj-medical-marijuana-research/medical-marijuana-butter-recipe/

Stuck in a legal gray area, Egg Harbor Township marijuana dispensary still unable to open

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/article_bc288116-5f68-11e2-8702-0019bb2963f4.html

Bridgewater man gets probation for growing marijuana plants in Bernards park

http://www.nj.com/somerset/index.ssf/2013/01/bridgewater_man_gets_probation.html

Montclair marijuana dispensary in demand

http://www.northjersey.com/news/187411631_Montclair_marijuana_dispensary_in_demand.html?page=all

Extra:

The Case for Treating PTSD in Veterans With Medical Marijuana

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/01/the-case-for-treating-ptsd-in-veterans-with-medical-marijuana/251466/

Two years’ probation for marijuana activist ‘NJ Weedman’

http://articles.philly.com/2013-01-17/news/36376236_1_ed-forchion-nj-weedman-marijuana-activist

'NJ Weedman' sentenced to probation, fines, in medical-marijuana test case

http://articles.philly.com/2013-01-18/news/36396510_1_nj-weedman-nj-weedman-medical-marijuana

Feds should admit marijuana is not as dangerous as heroin: Editorial

http://blog.nj.com/njv_editorial_page/2013/01/feds_should_admit_marijuana_is.html

Marijuana politics in NJ, PA & the U.S.

http://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2013/01/03/marijuana-politics-in-nj-pa-the-u-s/

Show makes TV history with medical marijuana discussion

http://therickilakeshow.com/Health/Show-Makes-TV-History-With-Medical-Marijuana-Discussion#.UQ_pF6VEFEH

The DEA's marijuana mistake 

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-marijuana-dea-medical-research-20130125,0,5887628.story

Republican Assemblyman Wants To Decriminalize Small Amounts of Marijuana

http://www.njtvonline.org/njtoday/video/republican-assemblyman-wants-to-decriminalize-small-amounts-of-marijuana/

Ending Marijuana Prohibition in 2013

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-kampia/ending-marijuana-prohibition_b_2534869.html

Upcoming Events:

Bridging the Gap Between Public & Policy – Americans for Safe Access National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference, taking place February 22nd – 25th at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C.

http://safeaccessnow.org/blog/conference2013/

The World Medical Cannabis Expo, April 5- 7, 2013, Piscataway, NJ

http://worldmedicalcannabis.com/tickets-registration-info/