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Coalition for Medical Marijuana--New Jersey, Inc.: July 2010 Agenda & June Minutes



Monthly Public Meeting Agenda
Lawrence Twp. Library (Mercer County) Room #3
Tuesday, July 13, 2010; 7:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

7:00 PM:  Call meeting to order.   Approve May 2010 minutes.  Discuss:

NJ Senate and Assembly approved a 90-day delay in implementing the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act, which was scheduled to take effect July 1, 2010.  CMMNJ held a rally & press conference to oppose the delay on 6/17 in Jersey City.  More amendments to come? See NBC coverage of the issue.  Send a pre-written letter to your NJ legislator today opposing any more changes to the law.   CMMNJ received a reply from DHSS.

Report from Jahan Marcu, a cannabinoid researcher from Temple U. School of Medicine.

Cures Not Wars press conference at Manhattan City Hall steps, Thurs., 7/8, from 10-11 AM.

Upcoming CMMNJ events: MS Patients Support Group in Livingston, NJ, 7/12/10 @ 7 pm;  Dingbatz in Clifton, NJ, 7/31/10, 8pm--12 MN;  Rittenhouse Square Concert Series 8/6, 8/13 & 8/20; Stakeholders Meeting with ASA's Steph Sherer 8/21 10-4PM; NJ League of Municipalities, 11/15-18/10.  Volunteers needed for upcoming events.

Treasury report: Checking: $4,387.71; PayPal: $2,017.43.  Tax-deductible donations to CMMNJ, a 501(c)(3) public charity may be made through Paypal on our web site, or send a check made out to "CMMNJ" to the address below.  Get a free t-shirt for a donation above $15—specify size.  (100 new t-shirts received--$700; 500 magnets ordered--$170.)
  
CMMNJ's scheduled meetings are the second Tuesday of each month at the Lawrence Twp. Library from 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM.  All are welcome.  Snacks are served.  The library is at 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence Twp., Tel. #609.882.9246.   (Meeting at the library does not imply their endorsement of our issue.)  For more info, contact:

Ken Wolski, RN, MPA
Executive Director, Coalition for Medical Marijuana—New Jersey, Inc. www.cmmnj.org
219 Woodside Ave.
Trenton, NJ 08618    
(609) 394-2137 [email protected]



 
 
Monthly Public Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, June 8 2010; 7:00 PM -- 9:00 PM
Lawrence Twp. Library, Mercer County, NJ

7:00 PM:  Call meeting to order.   May 2010 minutes approved.   Discussion:

The New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act is scheduled to take effect in July 2010.  Gov. Christie asks for 6 -- 12 month delay.  CMMNJ held a press conference June 4, 2010 on the State House steps in Trenton to say "no" to the delay.  Chris Goldstein gave a review of the media coverage. 

CMMNJ's supporters are asked to tell NJ state officials to implement the law as written.  Contact Governor Christie: http://www.nj.gov/governor/contact/
Contact DHSS Commissioner Alaigh: http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/dhss/contact/contact.pl?page=marijuana  CMMNJ is sending another letter to DHSS. 

NORML will be asked to provide a Capwiz letter to send to legislators.  (Request to have a Roll Call of legislative supporters on web site.)  Steve C.
detailed how he suffers from Crohn's Disease without access to marijuana while paying exorbitant prices for less effective pharmaceuticals.  Several LTE's already published.  Diane Forrnbacher is coordinating Patients Advisory Group.  Svet Milic, Peter Rosenfeld & Frank Fulbrook are coordinating the ATC Advisory Board.

Events:  New Jersey State Nurses Assn. "Medical Marijuana Breakfast" was postponed.  Excellent front page article in the May/June 2010 edition of The American Nurse, "Exploring the science of medical marijuana."  Report of successful Gay Pride Parade on 6/6/10 in Asbury Park.  

Upcoming CMMNJ events:; Jersey City Press Conference, 6/17/10 at City Hall, 1:00 PM; Southern Shore Music Festival, 6/19/10, Bridgeton, NJ, noon to 8 PM; Project Freedom Wellness Fair, Lawrence Twp., 6/22/10 3 pm to 7 pm; MS Patients Support Group in Livingston, NJ, 7/12/10 @ 7 pm;  Dingbatz in
Clifton, NJ, 7/31/10, 8pm--12 MN;  NJ League of Municipalities, Atlantic City, 11/15-18/10.  Board to discuss Rittenhouse Sq. Concert series.

Treasury report: Checking: $2,789.79; PayPal: $2640.34. More magnets & t-shirts ordered. 

CMMNJ's scheduled meetings are the second Tuesday of each month at the Lawrence Twp. Library from 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM.  All are welcome.  Snacks are served.  The library is at 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence Twp., Tel. #609.882.9246.   (Meeting at the library does not imply their endorsement of our issue.)  For more info, contact: Ken Wolski, RN, MPA, 219 Woodside Ave., Trenton, NJ 08618     (609) 394-2137 [email protected] www.cmmnj.org

Help Vets: Reform Events THIS WEEK

Get Active! 

Marijuana Reform Events this Week.

 

 

Help our Veterans

 

(1) Press Conference and Rally to Support Medical Marijuana Access for PTSD Victims

 

 WHAT:  Sensible Colorado and local veterans have teamed up to submit an official petition to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to add Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, known as PTSD, to the list of conditions eligible for medical marijuana recommendations.  On submission day we will be holding a rally and press conference to support this important cause!

WHEN: Wednesday July 7, 2010 at 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: 4300 Cherry Creek Drive, South, Denver, CO (Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment)

HOW YOU CAN HELP:  Attend the Rally!  Tell your friends!  Forward this email! 

 

(2)  Sensible Colorado Fundraiser at Quixote's in Denver

 WHAT:  Music, Legal and Educational Seminars, BBQ and more!  Proceeds to benefit Sensible Colorado and event organized by Denver Relief.  Click for more info HERE

WHEN:  Sunday, July 11 from 2:00pm to Midnight (legal seminars begin at 6:00pm)

WHERE:  Quixote's True Blue, 2151 Lawrence St., Denver 80205

 

(3) Medical Marijuana Update: 

 Please note that the Health Department has developed new "patient application forms" which are available HERE.  We suggest that all new patients and renewals begin using these forms immediately.

 

 

 

Cartels recruit teens to smuggle

Homeland Security officials are reporting an increase in kid smugglers along the Mexican border. Prohibitionist policies incentivize this behavior as jail and prison sentences are more often than not much lighter for people under 18 years of age.

Advocates Say ‘Good Samaritan’ Laws Could Save Overdose Victims

Among the negative collateral consequences of drug prohibition are needless overdose deaths. Research shows that people consistently list “fear of police involvement/fear of arrest” as the leading reason for failing to seek immediate help (i.e. calling 911) for someone thought to be overdosing. How many more of us need to die before most or all states enact good samaritan policies to lower the number of unnecessary deaths?

Mexicans vote elections besieged by drug violence

A dozen Mexican states are moving forward with elections while campaigns are being besieged by prohibition-driven assassinations and political scandals that display the awesome and growing breadth of drug trafficking organizations' power.

Injured vets want battle over pot to end

Due to full drug prohibition at the federal level, the Veterans Affairs doesn't prescribe medical marijuana and, by policy, threatens to cut off care and benefits to vets who test positive for using it even though studies indicate medical marijuana is a more effective treatment for trauma than most pharmaceuticals and has fewer side effects. PTSD isn't a condition that qualifies for medical marijuana use in Colorado, but traumatized vets are rallying to change that.

First true submarine captured from American drug smugglers: Proper diesel-electric boat found at jungle 'shipyard'

The latest drug prohibition-driven innovation: No longer content with the semi-submersible variety, drug traffickers are using fully functional submarines built in hidden jungle shipyards to deliver tons of drugs to foreign shores. Crews have the option of turning off the diesel-electric engines and running on batteries -- interdiction forces can then only locate the sub using sonar, which is shorter-ranging, far less reliable, and very expensive to use on a large scale.

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