CMMNJ Meeting Agenda for July 14, 2026

 

CMMNJ Monthly Zoom Meeting Agenda for July 14, 2026 at 7 pm

 This is a free, open, non-judgmental space for individuals to express their opinions and thoughts on current events and issues on medical marijuana.

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Agenda: New Jersey Issues

There will be no CMMNJ meeting in August 2026

The NJ State Museum's current exhibit in Trenton, "Protesting for What is Right!", features a photo of CMMNJ Board member, Nick Mellis!

CMMNJ’s ongoing goals include:

•         home cultivation rights;
•        insurance coverage;
•        hospital & institutional access;
•        safe and legal access to all plant medicine; and,
•        ending the War on Drugs.

CMMNJ Upcoming and Recent Events:

As an all-volunteer organization, CMMNJ depends on people who are willing to give their time and energy to support patient advocacy and public education. Your willingness to show up, engage with the public, and represent our mission makes a meaningful difference.

Upcoming:

•         Ewing Community Fest - 9/19/26, 10 - 4 pm
•        NECANN: 9/18-19/2026, Atlantic City

Recent:

•         Moorestown Day, (photo).
•        South Jersey Canna Blooming Show, Berlin, NJ.
•        Jersey Pride Festival photos, Asbury Park

Federal Drug Policy Reform:

The DEA placed marijuana products regulated by a state medical marijuana license in Schedule III of the CSA. 

DEA began an administrative hearing on June 29, to conclude no later than July 15, to consider broader rescheduling of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III. CMMNJ requested reconsideration of the prohibition on televising, the hearing.

Americans for Safe Access: 

• Medical cannabis patients: access the guide.
• Report discrimination in housing, healthcare, employment, veterans’ services, disability rights, public benefits, family settings, education, and federal systems.
• Patients, and organizations: sign ASA’s letter to President Trump and the DOJ.
• Members of Congress can access appropriations language.

American Nurses Association (ANA) proposed policy: "Integrating Cannabis Nursing Competencies Through Education and Policy to Advance Patient Safety and Compassionate Care in Practice." With comments. The American Cannabis Nurses Association (ACNA) is 16 years old in 2026. In 2023, the ANA Officially Recognized Cannabis Nursing as a Specialty Nursing Practice: Ken’s Facebook Interview.

Supreme Court Affirms Second Amendment Rights for Cannabis Consumers.

VA: Rules For Medical Cannabis Between Veterans And VA Doctors 

Ibogaine for Opioid Use Disorder in Tennessee, by Gaetano Lardieri!

"Murder on the Land and the Sea: Extrajudicial Drug War Killings" Part II.

Advancing a Health-Centered Approach to Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders. CMMNJ signed this statement from Doctors for Drug Policy Reform.

Clergy for a New Drug Policy: Can Christians Smoke Weed?

Irish Coalition for Drug Reform

PBS: THC helped neuroscientists discover the most abundant human receptor

TSA Says You Can Now Fly With Medical Marijuana. Good Luck.

New Jersey Legislative Issues: 

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 this access. The 2019 “Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act" called for immediate implementation of “Institutional caregivers” in the state. 

Medicinal Cannabis Insurance Bills: 

• A1023/S3984: Requires workers' compensation, PIP, and health insurance coverage for the medical use of cannabis under certain circumstances.
• S1792: Establishes program to subsidize purchase price of medical cannabis for registered patients enrolled in Medicaid or NJ FamilyCare programs.
• S4023: Allows costs of medical cannabis to be reimbursed by Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund, PAAD, Senior Gold and VCCO.

Homegrow: Bipartisan bills S2564 (Adult-Use + Medical) and S1758/A1674 (Medical Only) are pending in the legislature.

None of the above bills have had a hearing yet in the current Session 2026 – 2027.

The Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC):

Next meeting: July 16, 11 a.m. (virtual) Watch on Zoom or on YouTube

Medicinal Cannabis Program Participation 

• Total patients: 6/15/26: 45,594 (from a high of 129,362 in May 2022)
• Month to Month Patient Numbers

NJ's medical cannabis program continues to evolve as policymakers and healthcare providers look for ways to improve patient access while maintaining clinical oversight and consumer protections.

Fact Sheet about rescheduling of cannabis under federal law. See: cann-ra.org.

Be Cannabis S.M.A.R.T. Safe & Responsible Consumption

New Jersey CRC’s pamphlet about medical cannabis patient rights/protections.

Treasury report: $7,995.

CMMNJ blogspot: Fundraiser to Support Senior Harm-Reduction

Fundraising ideas are always welcome. CMMNJ has thousands of hemp wristbands. Can your organization use them? See the photo below.

Donate via PayPal: Info@CMMNJ.org

Or scan:

Or mail a check to:

                CMMNJ

                219 Woodside Ave.

                Trenton, NJ 08618

CMMNJ Executive Director: 

Ken Wolski, RN, MPA, 

(609) 394-2137, ohamkrw@aol.com 

The goal of CMMNJ, a 501(c)(3) public charity, is to have safe, legal, and affordable access to plant medicine for all qualified New Jersey patients.

CMMNJ was instrumental in getting the Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act introduced into the New Jersey Legislature in 2005 and signed into law in 2010. Legal sales of medical marijuana in the state began on December 6, 2012.

In 2014, CMMNJ’s Board of Directors endorsed legalization of marijuana. In 2021, New Jersey became the 14th U.S. state to fully legalize marijuana.

More info: 

Facebook: Friends of CMMNJ: https://www.facebook.com/groups/62462971150/

CMMNJ blog: https://cmmnj.blogspot.com/

CMMNJ website: https://cmmnj.org/

CMMNJ awards:

2021: “NJ State Governor's Jefferson Award” in the Volunteer Group category. Honorees achieve measurable community impact and represent outstanding acts of public service, without the expectation of recognition or compensation. Recipients demonstrate unique vision, dedication and tenacity of heroic proportion and serve as inspiration for others.

2023: the 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, co-founder of CMMNJ, won the Lifetime Achievement award, and other CMMNJ Board members won awards for their organizations, F.E.M. and CannaCoverage at the NJ Cannabis Insider Awards show. 

2023, a “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.