CMMNJ Monthly Public Zoom Meeting Agenda for June 11, 2024 at 7 pm
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Agenda: New Jersey Issues:
NJ Cannabis Town Hall, Saturday, June 22, 12 - 5pm, Raritan Valley Community College Conference Center, Branchburg, NJ 08876: Free!
- Panel Discussions with Industry Leaders
- Cannabis Career Fair
- Expungement Clinics
S2283: "PSILOCYBIN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ACCESS AND SERVICES ACT” hearing in NJ Senate Health Committee, 6/6/2024 at 1 PM, Room 1, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ. To send testimony online, click here.
NJ Gov. Phil Murphy was "honored" to have a marijuana product named "Murphy's Sourz" during a recent tour of Prolific Growhouse in Mount Holly.
Trenton City Council’s proposed Ordinance 24-042 makes it unlawful for any person to smoke cannabis in, or on, any public space, with fines from $250 to $1000 for any violation. See the ordinance at pages 94-96 on the agenda. Public comments are welcome on 6/6/24, 5:30 PM at the city council meeting. Moja Life opened in Trenton..
Lawmaker’s bill S2921 proposed to cap prices on NJ’s medical marijuana.
NORML Action Alert: New Jersey: Allow Patients to Grow Their Own Medicine
CMMNJ Website unavailable: transitioning out of GoDaddy: https://www.cmmnj.org
Upcoming Events:
NJ Cannabis Town Hall: Expungement Clinic; Cannabis Career Fair; & Panel Discussions. Raritan Valley Community College, 6/22/24, at 12:00 - 5:00 PM
Shore Grow, LLC 2024 Class Schedule 1710 Rt. 35 Oakhurst, NJ.
Third Annual National Cannabis Patients’ Awareness Day, Trenton, 7/10/2024,
Minorities for Medical Marijuana (M4MM) Upcoming Events
Federal Drug Policy Reform:
52 years late, DEA plans to change cannabis scheduling
The Department of Justice, which oversees the DEA, recommended that cannabis be classified as a schedule three drug. Americans for Safe Access: Take Action Today!
BE IT RESOLVED that the American Cannabis Nurses Association calls for evidence-based cannabis education to be made available to all practicing nurses and healthcare providers to support nurses’ competency with the endocannabinoid system and the entourage effect of whole plant cannabis medicine.
The Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC):
The next CRC meeting: June 17, 2024 at 11 a.m. (virtual):
Watch live on YouTube;
NJ-CRC launches government relations webpage.
CMMNJ’s post-legalization medical cannabis goals:
- S1944: Costs of medical cannabis to be reimbursed by Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund, PAAD, Senior Gold and VCCO. The bills passed both Health Committees and are in the Senate and Assembly Budget and Oversight Committees.
- S1943/A4371: Requires workers’ compensation, PIP, and health insurance coverage.
- A898/S2828: Subsidize medical cannabis in Medicaid or NJ Family Care.
Treasury report:
Checking: $9,731
Make a tax-deductible donation via PayPal to info@cmmnj.org,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 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.
