CMMNJ Meeting Agenda for Oct. 12, 2021, 7 pm
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New Jersey Medicinal Marijuana/Cannabis Program:
Insurance coverage for medical cannabis:
Op Ed: Medical marijuana should be covered by health insurance. What’s the hold up?
S3799/A5760: Medical cannabis costs to be reimbursed by Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program, Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD), Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund, and Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1971. Both bills advanced through Senate & Assembly Health Committees and were referred to Budget and Appropriations Committees.
A1708/S3406: Requires workers' compensation, PIP, and health insurance coverage for the medical use of cannabis. Passed in Assembly Committees; in Senate Commerce Committee.
Home cultivation for patients:
A5363/S3420 legalizes cultivation of eight medical cannabis plants.
S3407/A5435 legalizes cultivation of six plants for any NJ adult.
S3582/A5552 legalizes cultivation of six plants for personal use, and 10 plants for medical use.
Sign the petition: Let Patients Grow NJ; Website: Let Patients Grow NJ #JeffsLaw.
Lawmakers must smarten up on cannabis: A Home Grow Q&A with Sen. Gopal
NJ Office of Legislative Services (OLS): “There is currently no scheduled return for the legislature, but they will most likely return around October/November.”
The Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC):
Summary of the CRC’s Initial Rules for the Personal-Use of Cannabis
The CRC Recreational Cannabis Statewide Webinar, October 13, 7-9pm.
October 15, 2021 at 11:30 a.m.
November 9, 2021 at 6 p.m.
December 7, 2021 at 6 p.m.
The CRC will examine distribution and delivery service businesses and prepare a Request for Application (RFA) process, to be published in NJ Register. Applications will have priority review, scoring, and approval for Social Equity Businesses, Diversely Owned Businesses, and Impact Zone Businesses. Social Equity Businesses are based on either economic need or having a criminal record from past marijuana-related offenses.
The six kinds of personal-use cannabis business licenses that will be available:
1. Cultivator
2. Manufacturer
3. Distributor
4. Delivery
5. Retailer
6. Wholesaler
Still no word on the 24 winning ATC applicants (5 cultivators, 15 dispensaries, and four vertical operators) from the 150 who applied in 2019.
National:
On 9/29/21, the governor of California signed SB 311 (Ryan’s Law), a bill to require hospitals to permit medical marijuana use by certain patients.
The MORE ACT Repealing Cannabis Prohibition Passed the House Judiciary Committee. There is no companion bill in the Senate for the MORE Act; Senators plan to introduce the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act.
The healthcare industry is moving toward a dramatically different future, where patient/consumer preferences are at the center of decision-making.
Upcoming Events:
Cannademix: “Cannabis Conversations: Education, Equity, Sports, and Policy,” Middlesex College, 10/8/21, 3 to 9 p.m. Free. See: www.cannademix.com
American Cannabis Nurses Association (ACNA) Annual Conference! Oct. 17- 19, 2021, Albuquerque, NM, Register here!
Real Cannabis Entrepreneurs Oct. 15-16 Newark N.J. In-person or Virtual.
Minorities for Medical Marijuana: (M4MM) October Newsletter & Policy Update
New Jersey CannaBusiness Association (NJCBA): Friday Lunch & Learn with cannabis industry leaders. Free. 10/8, Noon.
Recent Events:
SHORE GROW: It's a Family AF fair, Ocean, NJ, 9/25/21.
Weedstock, music festival to benefit DE NORML, Townsend, DE, 9/17-18.
NJ Cannabis Insider Live! all-day conference Sept. 23, Carteret Arts Center.
“Medical Marijuana” with Randi Goldberg’s “Straight Talk” 9/20/21.
NE CANN: New Jersey Cannabis Convention, Atlantic City, 10/2-3/21.
Treasury report:
Checking: $12,396; PayPal: $614. Make a tax-deductible donation via PayPal to info@cmmnj.org, or send a check to: CMMNJ, 219 Woodside Ave., Trenton, NJ 08618.
For my 73rd birthday this year, I asked for donations to the Coalition for Medical Marijuana-New Jersey Inc. Many thanks to all who made generous (income-tax deductible) donations! You made turning 73 a little easier.
Hemp wristbands are available, including wholesale prices. Will your store or dispensary display our colorful, all-hemp bracelets, so patrons can make donations to CMMNJ? We are deeply grateful for all support.
More info:
Ken Wolski, RN, MPA (609) 394-2137 ohamkrw@aol.com
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