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A4315
ASSEMBLY, No. 4315
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 19, 2026
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman� SHANIQUE SPEIGHT
District 29 (Essex and Hudson)
SYNOPSIS
���� Establishes Division on Marijuana and Cannabis
Enforcement in DLPS.�
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As introduced.
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An Act
concerning marijuana and cannabis and supplementing
Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� (New section) a.� The
Attorney General shall establish a Division on Marijuana and Cannabis
Enforcement in the Department of Law and Public Safety. The purpose of the
division shall be to compile information, raise public awareness, and act as a
centralized resource for law enforcement agencies concerning crimes and
offenses related to marijuana and cannabis.
���� b.��� The division shall be
responsible for establishing and maintaining a database of the following
information:
���� (1)�� the number of arrests
made annually for driving while intoxicated in violation of R.S.39:4-50 or
operating a vessel under the influence of alcohol or drugs in violation of
section 3 of P.L.1952, c.157 (C.12:7-46), in which alleged marijuana or
cannabis possession or use was involved in the arrest;
���� (2)�� the number of arrests,
dismissals of charges, convictions, and adjudications of delinquency made
annually related to marijuana and cannabis; and
���� (3)�� information concerning
any marijuana or cannabis seized pursuant to N.J.S.2C:64-1 et seq.
���� c.���� The division shall
establish a public awareness campaign concerning marijuana and cannabis use and
driving a motor vehicle or operating a vessel. The public awareness campaign
shall include, but not be limited to, information concerning the risk of motor
vehicle and vessel crashes associated with driving under the influence of
marijuana or cannabis and the risks of the combined use of marijuana or
cannabis and alcohol.
���� d.��� The Division on
Marijuana and Cannabis Enforcement annually shall submit to the Governor and, pursuant
to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature a report
that includes, but need not be limited to, the information required to be
compiled and maintained pursuant to subsection b. of this section and its
activities related to the public awareness campaign required pursuant to subsection
c. of this section.� The report also shall include any recommendations for legislative
changes or improvements deemed appropriate by the division.
���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect on the first day of seventh month next following the date of enactment
except the Attorney General may take any anticipatory action in advance as
shall be necessary for the implementation of this act.
STATEMENT
���� This bill establishes a Division
on Marijuana and Cannabis Enforcement in the Department of Law and Public
Safety.
���� Pursuant to the bill, the
purpose of the division would be to compile information, raise public
awareness, and act as a centralized resource for law enforcement agencies
concerning crimes and offenses related to marijuana and cannabis.
���� The bill provides that the
division would be responsible for establishing and maintaining a database of
the following information:
���� (1)�� the number of arrests
made annually for driving while intoxicated or operating a vessel under the
influence of alcohol or drugs in which alleged marijuana or cannabis possession
or use was involved in the arrest;
���� (2)�� the number of arrests,
dismissals of charges, convictions, and adjudications of delinquency made
annually related to marijuana and cannabis; and
���� (3)�� information concerning
any marijuana or cannabis seized pursuant to the State�s forfeiture law.����
���� The bill also requires the
division to establish a public awareness campaign concerning marijuana and
cannabis use and driving a motor vehicle or operating a vessel. The public
awareness campaign would be required to include, but not be limited to, information
concerning the risk of motor vehicle and vessel crashes associated with driving
under the influence of marijuana or cannabis and the risks of the combined use
of marijuana or cannabis and alcohol.
���� Under the bill, the division
would be required to submit an annual report to the Governor and Legislature,
which includes the information required to be compiled and maintained in the
database and the division�s activities related to the public awareness
campaign.� The report also would include any recommendations for legislative
changes or improvements deemed appropriate by the division.