Hemp companies suing New Jersey over a law that bans intoxicating hemp product sales are in "ongoing discussions" that could resolve the dispute, according to a recent court filing.
Several hemp companies appealed after a federal judge upheld most of the hemp law that went into effect in October, although the state's cannabis regulatory agency said it couldn't enforce some of the regulations due to the decision.
Now, the parties will file status reports every 60 days to the judge overseeing the case about any "potential developments" in their attempts to end the legal challenge, an attorney for the state told the judge earlier this month.
New Jersey's hemp law has prompted confusion among business owners and state officials since Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed the law in September. Murphy said he agreed with some of the concerns that led lawmakers to pass the bill—they said children could easily buy products with thousands of milligrams of unregulated THC, the chemical compound in cannabis—but Murphy said he believed some provisions of the legislation were too vague.
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