A bill New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherill (D) signed into law at the end of last month and which went into effect Monday, Senate Bill 3945, temporarily tightens the regulation of hemp-derived intoxicating cannabinoids before making permanent changes that go into effect on November 13, the same day the pending tightening of federal hemp regulations goes into effect.
According to the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission, as of Monday, the following items are no longer defined as hemp but as marijuana, which is legal in the state: plants or viable seeds from a cannabis plant exceeding more than 0.3 percent total THC (including not just delta-9 THC but also delta-8, delta-10, THCA, and other intoxicating cannabinoids) by dry weight, cannabinoids not capable of being naturally produced by a cannabis plant, cannabinoids capable of being naturally produced but were chemically synthesized and products containing more than 0.4 milligrams of total THC per container.
Such products may now be purchased only at licensed marijuana retailers. They had previously been available at gas stations, convenience stores, CBD shops and smoke shops. The new law also bars the sale of any hemp-derived intoxicating products, including beverages, online or via vending machines, sales to people under 21 and the sale of cannabinoids synthesized using a chemical process.
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