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]