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NJ A3251
Bill
Status
1/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Aura Dunn
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AI Summary
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Amends New Jersey's cannabis law to explicitly prohibit "gifting" schemes where cannabis is transferred for promotional or business purposes as part of a sales transaction outside licensed retail facilities
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Defines "gifting" as transferring cannabis for promotional or business purposes occurring outside of a cannabis sales transaction in a Class 5 retail license facility
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Makes unlawful cannabis gifting in excess of one ounce (28.35 grams) a disorderly persons offense under the Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987
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Clarifies that legal transfers between adults 21 and older remain permitted only for non-promotional, non-business purposes within specified quantity limits (one ounce or less of usable cannabis, five grams or less of cannabis resin)
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Targets entities attempting to circumvent the regulated cannabis market by using "gift" transactions as a workaround to selling cannabis without proper licensing
Legislative Description
Clarifies that unlawful gifting of marijuana or cannabis is prohibited under "New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act."
Judiciary
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
1/9/2024