Monthly Public Meeting Agenda
Lawrence Township Library, Room #3
Tuesday, April 10, 2012; 7:00 PM — 9:00 PM
7:00 PM: Call meeting to order. Approve March 2012 minutes. Discuss:
Medicinal Marijuana Program & ATC update:
Egg Harbor ATC receive permit as expected?
Montclair ATC facing more hurdles?
DHSS release list of registered physicians as promised?
Judiciary Committee approves SCR89 (Resolution to Free John Wilson), but measure falls one vote short in full Senate vote on 3/15/12.
Update of ongoing efforts to educate congressmen in D.C re: medical marijuana trial for veterans with PTSD. See also Facebook page: Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access
NJ Medical Marijuana current court cases (see below media coverage):
Eric Hafner, on-going Middletown, NJ case.
Rally for Ed (NJWeedman) Forchion, Burlington Co. Court, Mt Holly, April 10, 2012 @ 8 am.
Colleen Begley’s case also in Burlco.
Upcoming events: 4/20 Strike—no buying anything, all day.
NORML NJ meeting at 7 pm on the 2nd Monday of each month, Joe’s, Trenton.
Seventh National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics, 4/26-28/12, Tucson, AZ.
Treasury report: Checking: $2753; PayPal: $3339.
CMMNJ meetings are the second Tuesday of each month from 7 – 9 PM at the Lawrence Twp. Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence Twp., Tel. #609.882.9246. All are welcome. Snacks are served. (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.
219 Woodside Ave., Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 394-2137 ohamkrw@aol.com www.cmmnj.org
Monthly Public Meeting Minutes
March 13, 2012
7:00 PM: Call meeting to order. February 2012 minutes approved. Discussion:
Reviewed events of National Medical Marijuana Week, 2/12-18 (phone calls to White House and Congress); Rally at Trenton Federal Bldg., 2/16/12 followed by CMMNJ testimony at Senate Judiciary Committee on SCR 89 (Free John Wilson); SCR 89 released to full Senate.
Letter from John Wilson in state prison read at meeting. John is grateful “for continued support.” He thinks he will be in prison at least a year before he is eligible for a program. He is at minimum security Jones Farm and says it is “not so bad…pretty stress free. My health is OK at this time with only minimal symptoms.” He sends his greetings to all and says he “can’t thank them enough.” (His mother reports he received a dose of Avonex, an MS medication.) Write to John at: John Wilson 716024B, Jones Farm, P.O. Box 7100, West Trenton, NJ 08628
Camden Zoning Board rejected Compassionate Sciences ATC, 6 – 0, on 3/5/12. Update from Frank Fulbrook: Camden says ATC “not a good fit.”
Adam Levy from Compassionate Care Foundation said his ATC is OK in Egg Harbor. Adam expects to receive a DHSS permit to open on 4/1/12, and to have medical marijuana available to patients in NJ by October 2012.
Eric Hafner rally 3/12/12 at Middletown Court. See: http://wobm.com/rally-raises-awareness-for-medical-marijuana-use-for-ptsd/
Recent events: CMMNJ Board meeting, 3/3/2; Nick Mellis joined CMMNJ Board. Metuchen MS Self-Help Group lecture and discussion, 2/21/12.
Upcoming events: Rally to support Ed (NJWeedman) Forchion at Burlington Co. Court, Mt. Holly, April 10, 2012.
4/20 Strike—no buying.
NORML NJ meeting at 7 pm on the 2nd Monday of each month, Joe’s, Trenton.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Trenton, 3/17/12.
Seventh National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics, 4/26-28/12, Tucson, AZ.
Treasury report: Checking: $2965; PayPal: $3339.
Ken Wolski, RN, MPA, Executive Director, Coalition for Medical Marijuana—New Jersey, Inc.
219 Woodside Ave., Trenton, NJ 08618 (609) 394-2137 ohamkrw@aol.com www.cmmnj.org
Recent Media Coverage and Blogs:
Alternative Treatment Centers:
No justifiable need to delay medical marijuana in New Jersey, 3/23/12
Medical marijuana boss: Gov. Christie’s pot program delay is sabotage, 3/23/12
Tangle with state delays opening of Montclair medical marijuana dispensary, 3/27/12
One NJ Medical Marijuana Provider Ready To Give Up On Much-Delayed Program
Christie says he can’t force municipalities to take medical marijuana treatment facilities
Developers of marijuana center stress openness, 3/14/12
Plumsted opens possibility for medical marijuana site 3/15/12
Corporation Aims to Co-Opt Medical Marijuana, Make Billions
Medical Marijuana Court Cases:
Open Letter to Monmouth County Prosecutor on Behalf of Eric Hafner
Middletown court case postponed for man claiming medical marijuana use 3/27/12
Drug suspect plans medical marijuana defense in Middletown 3/12/12
Pot Protester Must Wait For Day In Court, 3/16/12
Don’t criminalize patient for using medical marijuana, 3/21/12
Keep Medical Marijuana Patient Eric Hafner Out Of Jail, 3/19/12
Drop Charges Against Medical Marijuana Patient 3/18/12
Rallying for Medical Marijuana Use, 3/12/12
Senate to Vote On John Ray Wilson Resolution This Thursday
Christie Thinks The Jersey MS “Pot Guy” Should Remain Behind Bars [AUDIO]
NJ Gov Chris Christie Plays Medical Marijuana Doctor on Radio
NJ Senate fails to act on resolution seeking commutation for man convicted of growing marijuana, 3/15/12
It’s high time Christie started to care, 3/12/12
NJWeedman Hits The Road In Weedmobil For Filming Of Documentary, Asks For Donations, 3/25/12
YouTube: MedCanCupLA 2012 – Ed Forchion on current court case
Research:
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Vol. 41, Issue 4, Pgs. 768-778, April 2011:
Is There a Legitimate Role for the Therapeutic Use of Cannabinoids for Symptom Management in Chronic Kidney Disease?
