Sponsored by:
Assemblyman KEVIN J. ROONEY
District 40 (Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Flynn
SYNOPSIS
Directs that cannabis product be stored or kept in locked container; establishes civil penalty for violation.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning cannabis product and supplementing chapter 35 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. Except as provided in subsection b., a person shall not store or keep cannabis product unless the cannabis product is secured in a locked box or container.
b. A person who violates the provisions of subsection a. of this section shall be liable to a civil penalty of not less than $250 for each violation. The civil penalty shall be collected pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).
c. The provisions of subsection a. shall not apply to cannabis product in the process of manufacture or being transported or used as permitted by P.L.2021, c. 16 et seq., the “New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement, Assistance and Marketplace Modernization Act.”
As used in this section, “cannabis product” shall have the same meaning as defined in section 3 of P.L. 2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-33).
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
Requires cannabis product to be stored or kept secured in a locked container. A violation shall subject the person to a civil penalty of not less than $250 for each violation. The provisions of this bill do not apply to cannabis product in the process of manufacture or being transported or used as permitted by P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-31 et al.), the “New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement, Assistance and Marketplace Modernization Act.” The act of contains specific regulations for delivery of cannabis items and related supplies.
The bill defines “cannabis product” as a product containing usable cannabis, cannabis extract, or any other cannabis resin and other ingredients intended for human consumption or use, including a product intended to be applied to the skin or hair, edible cannabis products, ointments, and tinctures. "Cannabis product" does not include: (1) usable cannabis by itself; (2) cannabis extract by itself; or (3) any other cannabis resin by itself.