CMMNJ Year End Report 2013

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Coalition for Medical MarijuanaNew Jersey Year End Report 2013

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The State of New Jersey required Greenleaf to add 7% sales tax to the price of the marijuana, theonly medication in the state that is taxed. Greenleaf has had a limited supply of marijuanapatients cannot get the 2 ounces a month they are entitled to, and had to settle for lesser amounts.Lozenges and transdermal patches were supposed to be available to patients but never were.Greenleaf closed for several months during the year and then was open for only a few hours a

week, serving about 130 patients. Patients reported 2 to 7 months wait for an appointment afterreceiving an ID card from the New Jersey Department of Health (DOH). The waiting list ofpatients who had ID cards was close to 1000 for most of the year. For an example of the impactthis had on individual patients, see:http://www.ahherald.com/opinion-mainmenu-30/op-ed/15427-medical-marijuana-program-takes-does-not-give

The DOH issued a permit on 6/6/13 for Compassionate Care Foundation (CCF) of Egg HarborTwp. to begin growing medical marijuana. CCF opened 10/28/13, but there have been concernsabout the quality of the marijuana available from CCF. CCF dedicated its dispensary to DianeRiportella, a tireless Egg Harbor Township woman who fought for medical marijuana for fiveyears, testifying before lawmakers from a wheelchair despite the ravages of Lou Gherigs

Disease (ALS). Diane died in 2012, a few months before the first dispensary opened.

The ATC in Woodbridge, NJ, Garden State Dispensary (GSD) was issued a grow permit inOctober and had its official opening on 12/4/13. High quality marijuana has reportedly beenavailable to patients from GSD.

Overall, CMMNJ sees the MMP as a failurefailing the vast majority of patients in the statewho could benefit from it. Tens of thousands of qualified patients die every year without gettinglegal access to marijuana. 25,000 hospice patients die every six months in NJ. They are allentitled to safe and legal access to medical marijuana and none of them get it.

Marijuana can help dying patients in many ways: it eases pain without over-sedation, it improvesappetite, and it raises spirits. It's unconscionable to let these people die without it because ofbureaucratic foot-dragging or overly-cautious government restrictions.

As reported in the 2012 CMMNJ Annual Report:

Were happy some people are getting the medicine theyre entitled to, said Ken

Wolski, executive director of the Coalition for Medical Marijuana-New Jersey, in apublished report on phillyburbs.com. But I dont think getting medical marijuana out to300patients after three years is a success story. I think its evidence that there are majorproblems with the program.

CMMNJ Board members made strong statements about the current state of the programthroughout the year. In March, Vanessa Waltz was quoted in NJ Spotlight:

Governor Christie, this is a crisis, said Princeton resident Vanessa Waltz, who has used

marijuana to ease pain related to cancer. You can call me and the other patients acrossour state seeking relief criminals, but denying patients safe, legal and timely access tomedical marijuana as allowed by New Jersey state law, now thats the real crime.
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http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/13/03/21/medical-marijuana-supporters-see-hurdles-mount-for-patients/

CMMNJ Executive Director said in an April story for PhillyBurbs.com:

Its pitiful, Wolski said. People who need medical marijuana come to me in te ars.Theyre crying about themselves or a loved one suffering because the dispensaries thelaw says should be open by now arent.Medical marijuana has won the hearts of New Jerseyans. An Eagleton Poll in October2011 showed 86 percent of residents support medical marijuana.With numbers that high, you wonder why any elected official would hesitate towholeheartedly embrace this program, Wolski said.Many people believe Christie is personally obstructing the law with these delays in the

program, Wolski said. He runs the Department of Health, no question about that. Hes

the most powerful governor in the country in terms of his autocratic ability to run things,yet we still dont have a full implementation of a program that is mandated by law?

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Press Conferences: CMMNJ held a Press Conference on 3/21/13 at noon in the State HouseAnnex regarding the problems associated with NJs Medicinal Marijuana Program. The PressConference was very successful and resulted in media coverage throughout the state.

"NJ's medical marijuana program is not where it should be three years into its implementation," said Patient/Activist Jay Lassiter who uses medical cannabis to treatsymptoms associated with HIV treatment. "It's over-regulated, over-taxed andinaccessible, especially for terminally ill patients who live in the Southern 2/3 of thestate. It's hard to imagine the State Government running any program so incompetently.New Jersey's Medical Marijuana represents Big Government at its worst."

The DOH replied to advocates concerns by saying the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget proposal for theMMP nearly doubles funding for the program with an increase of $823,000 for a total of $1.6million. CMMNJ was not convinced that a budget increase would help the MMP. Theregulations need to be changed to fix the problems of low quality, high price and limited accessto medical marijuana.

The CMMNJ/Cheryl Miller Medical Marijuana Memorial was observed on 6/7/13, in theTrenton Statehouse. There was a well-attended Press Conference at noon, but the planned marchto the Department of Health through the streets of Trenton was cancelled due to inclementweather.

The Childrens Campaign: A group of NJ parents whose children have a severe form ofepilepsy that responds to no medicationor even brain surgerystarted a campaign in 2013 foreasier access to a type of marijuana that shows great promise in controlling seizures. Themarijuana these parents seek is high in CBD, one of over 60 cannabinoids in marijuana, and lowin THC, the cannabinoid responsible for euphoria. The parents faced an uphill battle. While theNJ Compassionate Use Act allows minors to use medical marijuana, the regulations imposed by
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the Christie administration required a psychiatrist and a pediatrician to sign off on the minorsuse of marijuana, in addition to the specialist, e.g., neurologist, who would actually recommendthe marijuana. The regulations also limited the type of marijuana that could be grown in NJ toonly three strains, of the hundreds of strains available. High CBD/low THC marijuana was notone of those strains. Moreover, the marijuana available in NJ was only in the form of dried

flowers with lozenges or transdermal patches also allowed, but not available.

These parents contacted their elected officials and the media and social media and coordinatedtheir activities with medical marijuana advocates. Activities included petitions, demonstrationsand letters-to-the-editors. The campaign quickly went viral. National news media, includingtelevision and radio picked up the compelling story, with photos of adorable children andpassionate and articulate parents, one a registered nurse, fighting desperately for appropriatemedicine for their children. Some of the parents attended the CMMNJ press conference in theStatehouse on June 7:http://vimeo.com/69631430

State Senator Nicholas Scutari introduced S2842 on 5/30/13 in response to the situation.

S2842, and A4241, the identical Assembly billintroduced by Assemblywoman Linda Stender,would simplify access to medical marijuana for NJ minors who have qualifying conditions,eliminate the three strain limit, and allow for edible products to be sold at ATCs. S2842 passedthe Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing by a vote of 8-3 on 6/6/13. The Assembly BudgetCommittee approved the bill, 9-1 on 6/20/13 along with a vote in the entire senate 25 - 13. Theentire Assembly approved the bill on 6/24/13 by a vote of 55-13-9. The bill then went to the deskof the governor. On 8/1/13, the parents staged their own Statehouse Press Conference,delivering over 2000 letters to Gov. Christie in an effort to publicly urge him to sign thelegislation. The campaign was given a boost by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN chief medicalcorrespondent, who very publicly endorsed medical marijuana and even referenced how crucial

it can be for childhood epilepsy in his nationally televised documentary, Weed, which aired8/11/13.

One of the parents, Brian Wilson, publicly confronted the governor on 8/14/13 and pleaded withhim not to let his daughter die. S2842 was conditionally vetoed on 8/16/13 by Gov. Christie,who insisted a pediatrician and psychiatrist were necessary to approve medical marijuana forminors. However the governor agreed to eliminate the 3-strain limit, and allowed edibles, but forminors only. The legislature approved the changes and the bill was signed into law by Gov.Christie on 9/10/13.

Thus we see that it took a compelling children's campaign that went national, followed by

several acts of the state legislature for Gov. Christie to agree to any changes to his overlyrestrictive MMP rules. CMMNJ feels that there is little hope for the meaningful implementationof this program during the Christie administration.

As 2013 drew to a close, it became clear that despite the legislative success of the childrenscampaign, the type of medicine the parents needed in a form that the children could toleratewould not be available anytime soon from the ATCs in NJ. Assemblywoman Linda Stendersponsored A4537, a bill that would allow qualifying NJ patients to possess and use medical
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marijuana legally obtained from another jurisdiction and extend State medical marijuana laws toqualifying out-of-State patients. Gov. Christie said he will not sign such legislation. GovernorChristie said, "See this is what happens. Every time you sign one expansion, then the advocateswill come back and ask for another one. Here's what the advocates want: They want legalizationof marijuana in New Jersey. It will not happen on my watch, ever. I am done expanding the

medical marijuana program under any circumstances. So we're done."

CMMNJ was quick to respond to the governor: "It's very unfortunate the governor is continuingto obstruct this program. The medical marijuana program in New Jersey is a failure and adisgrace right now. It's been four years since this bill passed into law," Wolski said. "Thedepartment of health has only managed to get marijuana out to a couple of hundred patients inthe entire state." While 50 percent of voters do favor legalization, said Wolski, the goal ofStender's bill is simply a medical marijuana program that works.

Sabina Rose Joana died on Dec 2, 2013. She was a 15 month old NJ resident with a form ofepilepsy known as Dravet Syndrome. Her parents were desperately trying to obtain high CBDmedical marijuana for her that is available in Colorado and other medical marijuana states, butnot in NJ. This tragic death could have been prevented by what's in Asw. Stender'sbill.http://www.ladybud.com/2013/12/03/sabina-rose-2012-2013/

One of the parents in the childrens campaign, Brian Wilson, made plans at the end of 2013 tomove his family from their Scotch Plains home to Colorado, in order to have safe and legalaccess to the medicine that his child needs, in a form that his child can tolerate.

Lawsuit against DOH for causing harm to patients: On April 4, 2012 two prominent NewJersey lawyers, Anne Davis and William Buckman, filed a lawsuit on behalf of patient-plaintiffswho qualified for medical marijuana in the state but who have been unable to obtain it, and whosuffered harm as a result. One plaintiff had no alternative but to treat his symptoms withpharmaceutical drugs prescribed by his physician. These prescription drugs caused severephysical injury to his body. The other plaintiff was a hospice patient who died before she wasable to obtain the many benefits of medical marijuana, to which she was entitled by law. Thelawsuit asks the court to award damages to these plaintiffs and to remove many of the restrictionsin the MMP, in order to provide patients greater ease of access. The first hearing on this lawsuitwas on 1/24/13. The judge ordered the lawsuit to be referred from Superior Court Law Divisionto the Superior Court Appellate Division, since the defendant was a state agency, the Departmentof Health (DOH). Oral arguments in the lawsuit against DOH were heard in Appellate Court inMt. Holly on 9/18/13. The lawyers asked the court: to continue the tort claims against the DOH;to force the DOH to do what the law requires; to declare certain regulations ultra vires(beyondthe law); and, to appoint CMMNJ a monitor for the MMP. The 3-judge panel has yet to render

its decision on this lawsuit by the end of 2013.

Medical marijuana patients in NJ courts: Ed (NJ Weedman) Forchion: In January 2013 aSuperior Court Judge in Burlington County sentenced Forchion to fines and probation forpossessing a pound of marijuana. This is a ground-breaking case. It is the first time a defendanthas argued a medical defense of marijuana before a NJ jury. It was a successful outcome--acquittal on the distribution charge, for which Forchion faced 10 years in a NJ prison, andconviction, but only probation, on the possession charge.
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A previous attempt to use a medical defense before a NJ jury for a marijuana offense was in MSpatient John Wilsonscase in Somerset County. The medical defense was disallowed by thejudge who sentenced Wilson to five years in prison on 3/19/10.

Unfortunately for Mr. Forchion, there was a technical violation of his probation for which he wassentenced to intermittent incarceration. Gov. Christie has ignored his petition for a pardon.http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20130117__NJ_Weedman__sentenced_to_probation__fines__in_medical-marijuana_test_case.html

Other high profile medical marijuana patients who have been dragged through the criminaljustice system in New Jersey in 2013 for using medical marijuana include Joe DSouza inBayonne Municipal Court, Amy Doherty in Medford Court, and Mike Miceli of Jackson, NJ.Cancer survivor and NJ MMP ID card holder Joseph DSouzas arrest and trial is documented at

the CMMNJ bog at:http://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2013/04/joseph-dsouzas-trial.html?showComment=1366326205007

Marijuana Decriminalization: A bill to decriminalize 15 grams of marijuana, A1465, passedthe entire NJ Assembly 6/25/12. In the Senate, Senator Nicholas Scutari introduced S1977, a billto decriminalize 50 grams of marijuana. S1977 was never scheduled for a committee hearing inall of 2013. Governor Christie vowed to veto marijuana decriminalization legislation when itgets to his desk. Christie has said, "The war on drugs, while well-intentioned, has been afailure. Christie recommended a year of mandatory treatment for first-time, nonviolent drugoffenders instead of jail time. The mandatory treatment would presumably include medicalmarijuana users who have not been able to gain access to the states MMP. The CMMNJ Boardsupports marijuana decriminalization in New Jersey for the following reasons:

Almost four years have passed since theNew Jersey Compassionate Use MedicalMarijuana Act was signed into law, yet only a handful of qualifying patients havereceived legal medical marijuana; Patients continue to be arrested and imprisoned in this state for using medical marijuanaillegally to treat their medical conditions; and, Countless patients who could benefit from medical marijuana are currently disqualifiedfrom participating in New Jerseys medicinal marijuana program and will continue to bedisqualified for the foreseeable future.

CMMNJ Board member and medical marijuana patient Jay Lassiter said while publicly exhalingmarijuana smoke on MyFoxPhilly.com, "The end of prohibition is coming," Lassiter said. "The

beginning of the end is near. It has arrived. It isit's coming out of my lungs."

Progress:The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA) endorsed medical marijuana in2013. PSNA supports protection from prosecution for patients who currently use medicinalmarijuana or for providers suggesting medicinal marijuana for relief of intractable conditions orsymptoms.

Illinois became the 20th medical marijuana state in 2013.
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CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta endorsed medical marijuana.

Assemblyman Peter Barnes (D-Middlesex) has proposed a bill in February (A765)that forbidsrejecting a patient for any medical procedure because they use medical marijuanaspecifically

organ transplants.

Smoke Down Prohibition, the monthly demonstrations at the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia havebeen high-profile events for marijuana reform. Former CMMNJ Board member Chris Goldsteinwas cited for marijuana smoking along with others in acts of civil disobedience. Goldstein facessix months in prison and a $1000 fine for possession of a single joint when he goes to trial infederal court (601 Market St., Philadelphia) on 1/23/14 at 10:30 am.

CMMNJ Calls for Congressional Hearings on Medical Marijuana: There should beCongressional Hearings on Medical Marijuana, specifically on why the Department of Justice(DOJ) thinks it can interfere with a states legitimate medical marijuana program.

Marijuana is considered to be medicine in 20 states and the District of Columbia. It is anabridgement of the constitutional separation of powers for the DOJ to interfere with theseprograms.

The U.S. Supreme Court has already acknowledged (in the Garden Grove decision) that stateshave the right to determine the proper practice of medicine within each state. In the GardenGrove case the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a lower courts decision that said: "Congress

enacted the Controlled Substances Act to combat recreational drug abuse and curb drugtrafficking. Its goal was not to regulate the practice of medicine, a task that falls within thetraditional powers of the states.

The DOJ can no more consider state-licensed marijuana dispensaries to be illegaldrug dealersthan it can consider state-licensed pharmacies to be illegal drug dealers. These actions by theDOJ are an unconstitutional infringement on the traditional rights and powers of a state to definehealth care practices within that state, and these actions by the DOJ must stop.

Thanks to CMMNJ volunteers! On behalf of the Board of Directors of CMMNJ, I would liketo thank all of our supporters for their tireless efforts throughout the year. As we are an all-volunteer organization, we are nothing without you! Special thanks go to:

Jim Price has been volunteering his time updating the cmmnj.org web site.

Courageous patients like Rowyn Capers (AKA Susan Sturner) have been granting mediainterviews to put a human face on the issue of medical marijuana, and to explain how marijuanahelps them better than anything else. (See:http://cj.sunne.ws/files/2013/01/Lawrence_0116.pdf)

Lefty Grimes has been producing high quality videos of medical marijuana patients andfamilies in New Jersey and posting these videos on YouTube and social media sites.
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Terry Stern has been writing persuasive letters-to-the-editors of state newspapers andencouraging others to do the same.

Also, CMMNJ is grateful for the many discussions, ably moderated by seven administrators, onFacebooksFriends of the Coalition for Medical Marijuana-NJat:

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CMMNJ members attended the following public events in 2013:

-CMMNJs 10thanniversary party/pot luck dinner was held at Peter Rosenfelds house on 3/9/13.-A National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference, Harnessing Our Power for Victory,sponsored by Americans for Safe Access (ASA), 2/22 -25/13, Washington, D.C.-NORML Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference, 3/16/13, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.-"Medical Marijuana Update: New Jersey's program, the law and the science," NJ Chapter of theNatl. Case Management Society, Woodbridge Hilton, 4/17/13, (2 CEUs for nurses awarded).-SSDP demonstration on 4/20/13 at Rowan U.-The Science of Marijuana, 4/4/13 with Dr. Jahan Marcu, Ramapo College Greenfest 4/20/13.

-Global Cannabis Marches 1st

Sat. in May, New York and Philadelphia.-NORML NJ meetings on the second Monday of each month at the Ale House, New Brunswick.-Radio interview on WFAN with Bob Salter 4/7/13.https://rcpt.yousendit.com/2049522346/867605d3a72d88204280ca342e8483ee?cid=tx-02002208350200000000&s=19105-Gay Pride Parade, Asbury Park, 6/2/13 Noon to 7 pm.-CMMNJ fundraiser on 6/12/13 8am to 9pm at the Pop Shop, Collingswood, NJ.-MS Beef n Beer, Philadelphia, 3/23/13; CMMNJ was denied access to this event at the gate!For more, see:http://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2013/03/ms-society-refuses-medical-marijuana.html-CMMNJ/Cheryl Miller Medical Marijuana Memorial, 6/7/13, in the Statehouse, Trenton, NJ.-Grandma Lobbies for Medical Marijuana: Silver Tour Lobby Day: First Ever Senior Citizen

Marijuana Rally In Nation's Capitol, 6/17/13, Washington, D.C.-"Kickin' Up Dust Summer 2013" Slightly Stoopid Tour, Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ, 8/9/13.-Lenny Frieling, LEAP speaker, in Millburn, NJ on 7/23/13.-NORML NJ/Don DeZarn Legalize Marijuana Tour, Statehouse, Trenton, NJ, 9/8/13.-Ewing Community Fest: Sat., 10/5/13, 10 am to 5 pm at TCNJ.-Boston Freedom Rally, 9/14 & 9/15/13, Boston Commons, Boston, Massachusetts.-Martin Lee book signing of Smoke Signals at Hamilton Barnes & Noble 9/30/13.-Benefit dinner with Martin Lee, Bonnie Waltzs Princeton home, 9/29/13.-Lawrence Community Day, 10/6/13, Lawrence Twp., NJ.-"Medical Marijuana: Legislation + Education = Blueprint for Change" New Jersey State NursesAssociation Convention, 10/9/13, Ballys, Atlantic City. CEUs for nurses..

-Frank Fulbrook Memorial, 9/6/13, Sacred Heart Church, Ferry Ave., Camden.-Ed (NJ Weedman) Forchion, Evesham Court, 9/12/13 (Brownie Day).-Amy Doherty, Medford Court, medical marijuana possession case.-Homegrown Radio (WRNJ) 20-minute Interview with Ken Wolski, 8/22/13.http://www.mixcloud.com/djezywind/homegrownradionj-signpost-to-new-space-8-22-13-ken-wolski-rn-ed-cmmnj/-Radio interview: DoseNation 26: Ken Wolski,http://www.dosenation.com/listing.php?smlid=8771
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-Monthly Smoke Down Prohibition Demonstrations & Civil Disobedience, Liberty Bell,Philadelphia

2013 CMMNJ Publications:

CMMNJ Monthly Agendas and Minutes also contain links to published reports by and about

CMMNJ Board members and friends. For the 2013 CMMNJ Agendas and Minutes, see:

Dec. 2013:http://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2013/12/cmmnj-december-2013-meeting-agenda.htmlNov. 2013http://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2013/11/cmmnj-october-2013-meeting-minutes.htmlOct. 2013http://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2013/10/cmmnj-october-8-2013-meeting-agenda.htmlSept. 2013: http://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2013/09/cmmnj-meeting-agenda-for-september-10.htmlAug. 2013: http://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2013/08/cmmnjs-august-2013-public-meeting-agenda.htmlJuly 2013: http://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2013/06/cmmnj-july-9-2013-public-meeting-agenda.htmlhttp://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2013/07/cmmnj-july-2013-meeting-minutes.htmlJune 2013: http://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2013/06/cmmnj-june-2013-public-meeting-agenda.html

May 2013: http://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2013/05/cmmnj-public-meeting-agenda-for-may-14.htmlApril 2013: http://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2013/04/cmmnj-april-9-2013-meeting-agenda-march.htmlMarch 2013: http://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2013/03/cmmnj-public-meeting-agenda-for-march.htmlFeb. 2013: http://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2013/02/cmmnj-january-8-2013-meeting-minutes.htmlJan. 2013: http://cmmnj.blogspot.com/2013/01/cmmnj-january-8-2013-meeting-agenda.html

The April 2013 issue of "New Jersey Nurse" contains the following article:"New Jerseys Medicinal Marijuana Program Update"(New Jersey Nurse & Institute for Nursing Newsletter Page 13):

http://nursingald.com/uploads/publication/pdf/506/NJ4_13.pdf

CMMNJs Voter Registration Drive produced the following video: Chris Christie Plays Politicswith the Law. Sick patients suffer. Sometimes worse.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZSPusqlxDs

CMMNJ Board Update: CMMNJ Board of Directors meetings were held on 2/12/13 and5/2/13. At the close of 2013, the CMMNJ Board consists of the following 10 members: KennethR. Wolski, Executive Director, James Miller, Senior Director, Edward R. Hannaman, Esq.,Secretary, and Board members James Bissell, Diane Fornbacher, Nick Mellis, Peter Rosenfeld,Vanessa Waltz, Larry Vargo, and Jay Lassiter.

Honorary Board Member is Allan Marain. (Sadly, Honorary Board Member Frank Fulbrookdied in 2013.)

The CMMNJ Board presented Ken Wolski with a beautiful plaque for his decade of medicalmarijuana work at CMMNJs 10thanniversary party/pot luck dinner at Peter Rosenfelds houseon 3/9/13.
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Treasury Report: A detailed treasury report was forwarded to CMMNJ Board members. Insummary, CMMNJ has a checking account and a PayPal account. In 2013, CMMNJ hadexpenditures of $4,342 and income of $4971. CMMNJ finished the year with a checkingaccount balance of $4,029, and a PayPal account balance of $3,707. CMMNJ received $562 aspart of a Facebook Billboard campaign, generously started by Justin Alpert, Esq. This campaign

will continue into 2014. We are grateful for the generous financial support of all whocontributed to our mission to educate the public about the benefits of medical marijuana.

CMMNJs 2014 recommendations are to support the efforts to:Stop all federal harassment of medical marijuana patients and treatment centers.Begin national clinical studies of marijuana for MS and PTSD.Reschedule marijuana to a more appropriate schedule.Implement the New Jersey Compassionate Use Act in a way that brings timely access of highquality and affordable marijuana to qualified patients in a safe and secure manner.

Schedule of CMMNJ 2014 meetings:

CMMNJs free, publicmeetings will continue to be held on the second Tuesday of each monthfrom 7 - 9 PM at the Lawrence Twp. (Mercer County) Library, Room #3, except for November.The Lawrence Library is not available in November 2014. All are welcome and snacks areserved. Meeting at the library does not imply the countys endorsement of our issue.

Also, follow CMMNJ on Facebook,Friends of the Coalition for Medical Marijuana-NJat:https://www.facebook.com/groups/62462971150/

Ken Wolski, RN, MPAExecutive DirectorCoalition for Medical MarijuanaNew Jersey, Inc.www.cmmnj.org

219 Woodside Ave., Trenton, NJ 08618(609) [email protected]@gmail.com

December 29, 2013

CMMNJ, a 501(c)(3) public charity, is a non-profit educational organization.
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Documents

CMMNJ Year End Report 2013