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"Mandate for Change" Release Reception

The Sentencing Project is pleased to announce the release of a new publication from our colleagues at the Institute for Policy Studies,
"Mandate for Change." 


MandateforChange

 

Edited by Chester Hartman, the founding executive director of the Poverty & Race Research Action Council, "Mandate for Change" is a collection of progressive policy proposals for the Obama Administration on every major domestic and international topic by more than 70 leading thinkers and activists in the field.  "A New Policy for Public Safety," a chapter on criminal justice reform, was contributed by Marc Mauer, executive director of The Sentencing Project. 

A Washington, D.C. reception celebrating the release of "Mandate for Change" will be held on Monday, February 23rd at Busboys and Poets from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

In addition to many associates of the Institute for Policy Studies, contributors include:


Nan Aron, Alliance for Justice
Dean Baker, Center for Economic & Policy Research
Sheila Crowley, National Low Income Housing Coalition
Peter Edelman, Georgetown University Law Center
Maria Foscarinis, National Law Center on Homelessness  & Poverty
Kim Gandy, National Organization for Women
Angela Glover Blackwell, PolicyLink
Mark Greenberg, Center for American Progress
Alan Houseman, Center for Law and Social Policy
Doug Nelson and Bart Lubow, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Miles Rappaport and Stuart Comstock Gray, Demos

For more information or to order a copy of "Mandate for Change" visit the Web site here.

Oregon Green Free Meeting

Oregon Green Free provides a needed resource for those on the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP).

Coalition for Medical Marijuana--New Jersey, Inc. Monthly Public Meeting

Monthly Public Meeting Agenda

Lawrence Township Library

Tuesday, February 10, 2009; 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

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

The vote by the entire NJ Senate on “The New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act” (S119), as amended, is expected to take place between 2/23/09 and 3/31/09.  Contact your senator today to show your support.  If the bill passes in the senate, it will then go to the assembly.

Upcoming events:  National radio personality Chris Goldstein and CMMNJ will host a free, educational seminar on medical marijuana on Tues., 2/3/09 at 7:00 PM at the Willingboro Public Library, 220 Willingboro Parkway, Willingboro, NJ 08046 (609) 877-6668.     A second seminar is tentatively scheduled at Rutgers University/Camden Law School on 2/16/09.  Further info to follow.

The Times of Trenton published CMMNJ’s OPED, "Drug laws vs. medical science" 1/15/09.

The Nursing Spectrum, a widely read professional journal for nurses, interviewed the ED of CMMNJ and published the article, “The Great Debate: Medical Marijuana or Not?  Will New Jersey legislators pass a law in 2009?”  on 1/26/09.

 CMMNJ appeared on WIBG 1020 AM Talk Radio in Ocean City, NJ on 1/20/09 from 10AM to 11AM as guests of Dr. Bob Zlotnick on the “Hurley in the Morning” show.  A podcast of the live radio show is expected to be available soon.

Updates on Jackson, NJ Crohn’s patient Mike Miceli who was arrested for medical marijuana on 9/4/08, and Somerset County, NJ multiple sclerosis (MS) patient John Wilson who was arrested on 8/18/08 for medical marijuana.

CMMNJ has new photos, etc. on Facebook and Facebook Friends of CMMNJ.

Revised Michigan medical marijuana rules/regulations that CMMNJ commented on are due 1/30/09.

Americans for Safe Access (ASA) national conference call 1/28/09. 

Treasury report: Please consider a tax-deductible donation to CMMNJ, a 501(c)(3) organization.  Any amount is appreciated and 100% goes towards public education about medical marijuana.  CMMNJ is an all-volunteer organization—we are nothing without our volunteers!  Donations may be made securely through Paypal or checks made out to “CMMNJ” and sent to corporate headquarters at the address below.  Thank you for your support.

 

9:00 PM Adjourn meeting.

Next Meeting: March 10, 2009.  CMMNJ Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month at the Lawrence Twp. Library, from 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM.  All are welcome.  Snacks are served.  The library is located 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, 844 Spruce St., Trenton, NJ 08648, (609) 394-2137 [email protected]

Free screening of Waiting to Inhale and panel discussion

In order to help engage the San Diego-area community in a dialogue about the medical marijuana laws and the county's ongoing challenge to them, the Marijuana Policy Project is hosting a free screening of the documentary Waiting to Inhale followed by a panel discussion. Waiting to Inhale is an award-winning, feature-length documentary that explores the movement to legalize medical marijuana. Filmmaker Jed Riffe will moderate the panel and the Q&A session which begins at 3:30 p.m. Panelists include local physician Robert Sterner, M.D.; local medical marijuana patient/advocate Rudy Reyes; and F. Aaron Smith, the California policy director for MPP. This event is taking place at a crucial time for San Diego's medical marijuana community. In the coming months, the United States Supreme Court will be deciding whether or not to hear a legal challenge initiated by San Diego and San Bernardino counties seeking to nullify parts of California's medical marijuana law. We hope that you and your friends and family will be able to take advantage of this unprecedented opportunity to engage in a local discussion about medical marijuana. Event organizers need of a few trustworthy volunteers to help make sure this event runs smoothly. If you are interested in helping out, please contact F. Aaron Smith at [email protected].

Joplin NORML Meeting

Please join us at this meeting -- here's the agenda: 1) Assign areas of the festival work for Cannabis Revival to interested members.
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