NJ Announces New Statewide Hemp Ban Will Be Enforced
The law technically kicked in Oct. 12
The state’s cannabis agency quietly announced Friday it will begin enforcing a new state ban on hemp product sales.
The law kicked in Oct. 12, but a federal judge’s ruling from two days prior kept the Cannabis Regulatory Commission from enforcing most of it right away. Now, the agency says in a statement on its website that the sale of hemp products or cannabis items that are not derived from “naturally occurring” chemicals is currently enforceable.
According to the hemp law — passed in response to complaints that children were too easily getting their hands on intoxicating hemp products — people selling those products without a license could face a fine of at least $100 for the first offense, $1,000 for the second offense, and at least $10,000 for each subsequent violation. The commission, which is tasked with issuing those licenses, has another five months to draft rules before licensure even begins.
Beau Huch, a cannabis and hemp attorney with Porzio Governmental Affairs, said he thinks the news means the agency will start targeting products with synthetic cannabinoids like delta-10 and THC-o that the hemp industry agrees are dangerous to consumers, as opposed to products made with naturally occurring cannabinoids like Delta-8 and Delta-9.
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