CMMNJ Monthly Zoom Meeting Agenda for December 9, 2025 at 7 pm
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Agenda: New Jersey Issues:
With Mikie Sherrill as NJ’s Governor-elect, there’s now a decidedly clearer path to advancing a medical
and adult use home grow option.
Sherrill also advocated to include active duty military service
members in psychedelic studies. NORML gave Sherrill an “A” grade in its voter guide. The
Governor-elect invites direct public participation through a
statewide Transition Survey. New
Jersey residents are encouraged to share their ideas and priorities for
the next administration.
CMMNJ Position on NJ Bill S4847: Makes various changes to CRC and to the cannabis marketplace; Testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill passed out of committee with minor amendments. Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee.
Testimony in support of S2392/A913: Authorizes medical cannabis for treatment of sickle cell anemia. The bill passed out of the Senate Health Committee and was referred to the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee.
The "Psilocybin Behavioral Health
Access and Services Act," A3852/S2283, passed out
of committee on 11/24/25. It establishes Psilocybin Behavioral Health Access and Therapy Pilot
Program and appropriates $6 million. It will charge the Department of Health with
licensing and regulating the manufacture, testing, transport, delivery, sale
and purchase of psilocybin. There would be five license types: manufacturer,
service center operator, testing laboratory, facilitator and psilocybin worker.
Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee.
The PhilaDelic Conference, 11/22/25, was an initiative of the Penn Psychedelics Collaborative at the University of Pennsylvania. Full agenda. CMMNJ speakers in conference recording.
Even though NJ legalized marijuana, it is still federally illegal to mail: Flower, Edibles, Vapes, Oils, Medical marijuana. One exception: Hemp and CBD products containing less than 0.3% THC are allowed, but they must meet federal rules. When in doubt, don’t mail it.
NJ DUI Lawyer Issues Guidance On
Marijuana DUI Rights And Defenses: prosecutors must prove actual
impairment. That relies on observational proof and opinion testimony rather
than a single objective number, which in turn creates multiple litigation
touchpoints for challenging probable cause, arrest procedures, and
admissibility of evidence.
Sign the Petition: Legalize Medical Home Cultivation for NJ Patients Now!
S4779: transfers cannabis regulations
from the CRC to a new Division of State Cannabis Oversight, Regulation, and
Enforcement (SCORE) in the Dept. of Law and Public Safety, to bring enforcement
actions against unlicensed cannabis businesses.
NJ Senator Scutari’s bill S4154, “Establishes crime of
selling or purchasing marijuana from unlicensed businesses." Sign NORML's
S4154 action alert.
Let Advanced Practice Nurses Recommend Medical Cannabis: NORML petition
The Cannabis
Regulatory Commission (CRC):
Next meeting: December 17, 2025.
Register to speak
here
by 12/15/25 at 5 p.m. Submit comments in
writing by
12/18/25 at 5 p.m.
Watch on Zoom or on
YouTube
Full recordings,
slides of public meetings, and upcoming meeting dates are available on the CRC public meeting page.
CRC: Your guide to
cannabis consumption areas
"Tips
for SMART Gatherings This Holiday Season" Be Safe. Be Mindful. Be
Aware. Be Responsible. Be Thoughtful. Be S.M.A.R.T. this holiday season.
Medicinal Cannabis
Program Participation (as of 11/15/2025)
- Total
patients: 52,819
- Caregivers:
3,425
- Doctors:
1,556
Federal and
International Drug Policy Reform:
Accelerate Cannabis Mid-Atlantic Summit Discusses
Minority Ownership; it focused on the East Coast’s emerging cannabis
markets across PA, NJ, MD, DE, NY, and VA, and how all of these states should
be learning from each other and adopting laws that work and recognizing those
that don’t.
The
Medical Cannabis Patient’s Guide for U.S.
Travel is Updated for Another Holiday Season
Congress Bans Most Hemp Products, Leaving Industry Unsettled and Uncertain; the US Hemp Roundtable declared "it ain't over." Noting that thanks to Sen. Paul, the industry has 365 days before the ban goes into effect, the group said it was confident it can find "a path forward" in the interim.
No Need to Ban Hemp Products When
You Can Regulate Them
Federal Appeals Court Deems Gun Ban For Marijuana
Consumers Unconstitutional;
a coalition of gun rights organizations recently urged the Supreme Court
to expand
its examination of the constitutionality of the federal firearm ban for
cannabis consumers
Supreme Court To Discuss
Marijuana Companies’ Case Seeking To
Overturn Federal Prohibition; justices
set December 12 when court will discuss whether to formally take up the case or
not. The
court is being asked to settle the question of whether imposing federal
marijuana criminalization within states that have enacted their own
legalization laws violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
No Upcoming Events are scheduled.
CMMNJ’s ongoing goals:
Insurance bills: Press
release: NJSNA supports insurance for medicinal cannabis
·
S1944: Costs
of medical cannabis to be reimbursed by Catastrophic Illness in Children
Relief Fund, PAAD, Senior Gold and VCCO.
·
S1943/A4371:
Requires workers’
compensation, PIP, and health insurance coverage.
·
A898/ S2828: Subsidize medical cannabis in Medicaid or NJ Family
Care.
Home cultivation bills: Website: https://www.letpatientsgrownj.com/
Petition: End the Blockade on NJ Senate bill S1393; it has
bipartisan co-sponsors, but no committee hearing scheduled yet. Sign NORML’s
S1393 Action Alert.
·
S1393/A846: Authorizes home cultivation of medical cannabis.
·
S1985/A3867: 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 need access to medical cannabis. Patient outcomes would improve, and health care costs would be reduced with access to medical cannabis.
Treasury report: $8,662.
Fundraising ideas
are always welcome. CMMNJ has thousands of hemp wristbands. Can your
organization use them? See the photo below.
Make a
tax-deductible donation via PayPal to info@cmmnj.org, or send a check to: CMMNJ, 219 Woodside
Ave., Trenton, NJ 08618
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More info:
Ken Wolski, RN, MPA (609)
394-2137 ohamkrw@aol.com
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CMMNJ Awards:
2021: NJ
Governor's Jefferson Award in the Volunteer Group category;
2023: NJ State
Governor's Volunteerism Award in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Champion for
Justice Category "for extraordinary service to your community;"
2023: Ken
Wolski
won a Lifetime
Achievement award;
2023: NJ Senate
and Assembly Joint
Legislative Resolution affirmed CMMNJ's importance as a "catalyst
for the legalization of both medical and recreational marijuana in the
State" and paid “tribute to all who have contributed to its success and
renown.”
CMMNJ, a 501(c)(3)
public charity, is a non-profit educational organization.
