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.