CMMNJ Monthly Public Zoom Meeting Agenda for June 13, 2023 at 7 pm
Meeting ID: 864 3657 5529 Passcode: 293621 Or, click:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86436575529?pwd=YVVSZ3h4OEcxUmJiaW5ZSWxFb2VIdz09
Agenda:
NJ Cannabis Insider Awards show is set for June 8 in Carteret to recognize achievements in the cannabis industry. CMMNJ, and organizations affiliated with CMMNJ Board members (F.E.M. and CannaCoverage), vie for awards.
Senate President Nick Scutari (D-Union) plans a hearing on S2934, the “Psilocybin Behavioral Health Access and Services Act.” It authorizes the production and use of psilocybin to promote health and wellness.
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of NJ (NOFA NJ) Member of the Week: CMMNJ!
Federal Drug Policy Reform:
Delaware's Legalization Victory Party! 6/16/23, 6:30 – 11:30 PM.
Adults are now able to legally possess up to an ounce of cannabis in Delaware, but may have to wait up to two years before they can buy legal weed, said Zoë Patchell, executive director of the Delaware Cannabis Advocacy Network.
Minnesota will legalize cannabis and nearly half of Americans and over two-thirds of North Americans will live in a state/country that has ended prohibition.
Federal Court Bars Job Applicant and Employee Lawsuits For Recreational Marijuana-Based Adverse Action in NJ.
The Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC):
Meetings: July 18, at 1 pm. Register to speak here. Submit comments in writing to the CRC here.
For one year, starting 9/27/23, the CRC will accept applications for wholesaler, distributor, and delivery service licenses only from social equity applicants, i.e., people with prior convictions for marijuana offenses or who live in poor parts of the state. The move will not affect people seeking cultivation, manufacturing, or retail licenses.
Earth & Ivy, 355 George Street, New Brunswick is the first rec only dispensary to open in NJ.
“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.
Insurance Reimbursement for Medical Cannabis—Where Does NJ Stand Now?
Medical patients drop out of the state’s program. "Why should a patient have to pay a medical marijuana doctor every couple of months for a recertification when they can go into a dispensary and buy the same product without it," Wolski said.
Physicians Lack Knowledge of Medical Marijuana
- 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
Home cultivation of cannabis still banned in NJ | Sen. Singleton on NJ Business Beat.
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!
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:
NJ Cannabis Homegrow Forum, 6/24/23, 1 – 5 pm, 13 W. Front St., Trenton, NJ.
Cannabis Patient Awareness Day 7/10, at your State House
Recent events:
Health Fair at Archer & Greiner Law firm in Voorhees, NJ, 5/16/23. Thanks, CMMNJ volunteers Michael Brennan and Peter Rosenfeld!
Treasury report:
CMMNJ, 219 Woodside Ave., Trenton, NJ 08618.
More info:
Ken Wolski, RN, MPA (609) 394-2137 ohamkrw@aol.com
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CMMNJ blog: https://cmmnj.blogspot.com/
CMMNJ won the 2021 NJ Governor's Jefferson Award Volunteer Group category.
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