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NEW JERSEY SENATORS APPROVE BILL DIRECTING MARIJUANA REGULATORS TO OVERSEE
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“There is a phenomenal amount of unregulated, unlicensed, untested cannabis
products on gas station shelves, convenience store shelves, and they don’t go
through any regulated process.”
By Sophie Nieto-Munoz, New Jersey Monitor
Stores that look like dispensaries are setting up shop in towns across New
Jersey, putting CBD lotion, delta-8 gummies and hemp products on their shelves
without facing the same regulations and oversight as legal cannabis
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Now lawmakers are weighing whether those retailers should be required to get
certain licensing and if the state’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission should
oversee hemp products. A new bill would regulate the production and sale of
“intoxicating hemp products” that include less than 0.5 milligrams of THC—the
chemical that gets someone high—per serving.
Under the bill, hemp products would only be sold in licensed dispensaries
alongside cannabis products. It would also amend the New Jersey Hemp Farming Act
to set limits on how much THC can be sold in hemp products, a cap that some
critics say is far too low.
“The main intent I think we would all agree to is that there is a phenomenal
amount of unregulated, unlicensed, untested cannabis products on gas station
shelves, convenience store shelves, and they don’t go through any regulated
process. Teens have access to this, and this bill attempts to capture that to
prevent that,” said Scott Rudder of the New Jersey CannaBusiness Association.
The bill calls for the cannabis agency to regulate the sale of all hemp and
cannabis products, and put new regulations in place for retailers. The
Department of Agriculture would continue regulating the cultivation of hemp, and
the Attorney General’s Office would enforce the law against those selling hemp
items without a license, similar to cannabis.
A 2018 bill passed in Congress opened the door for smoke shops to legally sell
hemp products like delta-8, CBD and CBN. No license is required to sell these
products, and they aren’t approved by federal or state agencies.
They do not get consumers high in the way that marijuana with delta-9 THC does.
But, with little regulation and easy access, delta-8 may be sold in high
quantities to children, which led the Food and Drug Administration to issue a
warning about the drug in 2022. It noted more than 2,300 delta-8 exposure cases
were reported during the 14 months starting on January 1, 2021. Symptoms of
delta-8 exposure can include dizziness, vomiting, difficulty walking, confusion
and difficulty breathing.
The New Jersey bill advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday
after nearly an hour of testimony by a 6–2 vote, with Republican Sens. Jon
Bramnick and Kristin Corrado voting no. While most people testifying Thursday
were supportive of the bill’s goal, they differed over the details.
Brewery owners and liquor industry representatives opposed any move that would
bar them from selling low-dose hemp drinks. Eric Orlando, of the Brewers Guild
of New Jersey, suggested allowing alcohol licensees to also apply for a type of
cannabis license allowing them to manufacture or sell hemp beverages.
“We’re not opposed to regulating these products, but we think we should afford
local manufacturers the ability to produce and sell these beverages,” he said.
Dispensaries have strict zoning and site approval plans, and may not be prepared
to store and sell these products, said Michael Halfacre, executive director of
the Beer Wholesalers Association of New Jersey. Beverage distributors that have
been in the game already have warehouses and refrigerators designed to carry
them, he said.
Halfacre believes there’s a better marketplace for these drinks in liquor
stores. He noted that in California, where THC drinks are sold in dispensaries,
they account for less than 1 percent of sales.
Hemp drinks should be regulated by the state’s Division of Alcoholic Beverage
Control, he added.
“These products are packaged like beer. They’re shipped, delivered and stored
like beer. They’re intoxicating like beer and are marketed and sold in many
other states like beer. There is no reason to treat them radically different
here in New Jersey,” Halfacre said.
Cantrip CEO Adam Terry said he founded his cannabis-infused beverage company as
an alternative to alcohol and for curious cannabis consumers. His product is
available in several states that allow hemp sales, and he wants to bring it to
New Jersey but said that wouldn’t be viable under the current legislation.
He said in Minnesota he worked with officials to allow adult THC beverages to be
sold at liquor stores. Hemp drinks pay an additional tax, bringing extra revenue
into the state, he said. The bill as written is “misaligned with industry and
national best practices,” he said.
“Cantrip agrees with the need to offer hemp-derived products to the adult
population in New Jersey in a well-regulated, consistent and safe manner,” he
said.
Other critics said the bill’s cap of 2.5 milligrams is so minuscule, most people
won’t even feel the effects. New Jersey’s cannabis law currently limits drinks
to 5 milligrams of THC, though very few, if any, cannabis drinks are available
in dispensaries.
“We’re talking about a 12-ounce can that might have 5 milligrams of THC. You’d
have to drink 30 of these cans to equal what it is in a joint,” said Joe
Grabowski, owner of Sarene Craft Beer Distributors.
The bill still faces the Senate Budget Committee before heading to the Senate
floor.
This story was first published by New Jersey Monitor.
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