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NJ A4653
Bill
Status
3/10/2026
Primary Sponsor
Aura Dunn
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AI Summary
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Prohibits "gifting" cannabis for promotional or business purposes when the transfer is actually a central part of a sales transaction occurring outside licensed Class 5 retail facilities
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Defines unlawful "gifting" as transferring cannabis for promotional or business purposes outside of a licensed cannabis retail sales transaction
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Makes unlawful cannabis gifting a disorderly persons offense under the Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987
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Amends both the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (P.L.2021, c.16) and the criminal code (N.J.S.2C:35-5)
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Preserves the existing legality of adults 21 and older transferring up to one ounce of cannabis without remuneration for non-promotional, non-business purposes
Legislative Description
Clarifies that unlawful gifting of marijuana or cannabis is prohibited under "New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act."
Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee
3/10/2026