Codifies certain cannabis packaging requirements; establishes offense for minor gaining access to improperly stored cannabis products.

A4652

ASSEMBLY, No. 4652

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

�

INTRODUCED MARCH 10, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman� AURA K. DUNN

District 25 (Morris and Passaic)

SYNOPSIS

���� Codifies certain cannabis packaging requirements;
establishes offense for minor gaining access to improperly stored cannabis
products.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

��

An Act
concerning cannabis, supplementing Title 2C of the New
Jersey Statutes, and amending Title 24 of the Revised Statutes.

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� Section 18 of P.L.2021,
c.16 (C.24:6I-35) is amended to read as follows:

���� 18.� Regulation of Cannabis.

���� a. The commission shall adopt
rules and regulations, pursuant to subsection d. of section 6 of P.L.2021, c.16
(C.24:6I-34), which shall be consistent with the intent of P.L.2021, c.16
(C.24:6I-31 et al.).� The commission may create an expert task force to make
recommendations to the commission about the content of such regulations.� Such
regulations shall include:

���� (1) Procedures for the
application, issuance, denial, renewal, suspension, and revocation of a license
or conditional license to operate as a cannabis establishment, distributor, or
delivery service.� Such procedures shall include a periodic evaluation of
whether the number of each class of cannabis establishment, or cannabis
distributors or cannabis delivery services, is sufficient to meet the market
demands of the State, a result of which is the commission�s authority to accept
new applications and issue additional licenses as it deems necessary to meet
those demands, except as otherwise provided in section 33 of P.L.2021, c.16
(C.24:6I-46) regarding an initial period during which the number of Class 1
Cannabis Cultivator licenses is capped, which limit shall not apply to cannabis
cultivator licenses issued to microbusinesses as set forth in that section;

���� (2) Application, licensure,
and renewal of licensure fees;

���� (3) Incorporation of the
licensing goals for applicants for licensure who are New Jersey residents
established in P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-31 et al.).� The commission shall make
good faith efforts to meet these goals.� Qualifications for licensure shall be
directly and demonstrably related to the operation of a cannabis establishment,
distributor, or delivery service, provided that the commission shall make
licenses available to as diverse a group as reasonably practicable, however no
license of any kind shall be issued to a person under the legal age to purchase
cannabis items;

���� (4) (a) Incorporation of the
licensing measures established by the Office of Minority, Disabled Veterans,
and Women Cannabis Business Development pursuant to subparagraph (b) of
paragraph (1) of subsection c. of section 32 of P.L.2019, c.153 (C.24:6I-25) to
promote the licensing of persons from socially and economically disadvantaged
communities, and minority businesses and women�s businesses, as these terms are
defined in section 2 of P.L.1986, c.195 (C.52:27H-21.18), and disabled
veterans� businesses as defined in section 2 of P.L.2015, c.116
(C.52:32-31.2).� The commission shall coordinate with the office with respect
to the incorporation of these licensing measures;

���� (b) Procedures, to monitor the
incorporated licensing measures established by the Office of Minority, Disabled
Veterans, and Women Cannabis Business Development, which shall include a
verification, as part of the application process for licensure or license
renewal, of a minority, women�s, or disabled veterans� business certification
provided to that business by the office pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection
b. of section 32 of P.L.2019, c.153 (C.24:6I-25), or verification of an
application for certification under review by the office pursuant to that
paragraph, which review is occurring simultaneous to the application for
licensure or license renewal;

���� (5) Security requirements for
cannabis establishments and transportation of cannabis and cannabis items;

���� (6) Requirements to prevent
the sale or diversion of cannabis items to persons under the legal age to
purchase cannabis items, including, but not limited to, requirements that:

���� (a) All licensees and licensee
representatives, before permitting entrance to a cannabis establishment and
selling or serving cannabis items to any person, shall require such person to
produce one of the following pieces of identification:

���� (i) The person�s United States
passport, or other country�s passport or proper government-issued documentation
for international travel if a citizen or other lawfully recognized resident of
that country, who is lawfully permitted to possess and use that country�s
passport or government-issued documentation for purposes of identification in
the United States;

���� (ii) The person's motor
vehicle driver�s license, whether issued by New Jersey or by any other state,
territory, or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia,
provided the license displays a picture of the person;

���� (iii) A New Jersey
identification card issued by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission; or

���� (iv) Any other identification
card issued by a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the
District of Columbia, or the United States that bears a picture of the person,
the name of the person, the person�s date of birth, and a physical description
of the person;

���� (b) No cannabis establishment,
distributor, or delivery service shall employ persons under 18 years of age nor
shall any cannabis retailer allow persons under the legal age to purchase
cannabis items, other than a person employed by the retailer, to enter or
remain on the premises of a cannabis retailer unless accompanied by a parent or
legal guardian;

���� (c) Packaging and branding
regulations to prevent the marketing of cannabis items and cannabis
paraphernalia to people under the legal age to purchase cannabis items;

���� (d) No edible cannabis
products shall be manufactured, marketed, or sold that are in the shape of, or
a shape bearing the likeness or containing characteristics of, a realistic or
fictional human, animal, or fruit, or part thereof, including artistic, caricature,
or cartoon renderings;

���� (7) Labeling and packaging
requirements for cannabis items sold or distributed by a cannabis
establishment, including, but not limited to, the affixing of a tracking stamp
to containers or packaging as set forth in section 29 of P.L.2019, c.153
(C.24:6I-22) and requirements that:

���� (a) Cannabis items and
cannabis paraphernalia are not packaged, branded, or marketed using any
statement, illustration, or image that:

���� (i) Includes false, deceptive,
or misleading statements;

���� (ii) Promotes
over-consumption;

���� (iii) Depicts a child or other
person under legal age consuming cannabis items; or

���� (iv) Includes objects, such as
toys, characters, or cartoon characters suggesting the presence of a person
under the legal age to purchase cannabis items, or any other depiction designed
in any manner to be especially appealing to persons under the legal age to
purchase cannabis items;

���� (b) Ensure cannabis items are
packaged in opaque, child-resistant special packaging, or if applicable to a
particular cannabis item, child resistant special packaging for liquid nicotine
containers, in accordance with the �Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970,�
15 U.S.C. s.1471 et seq., and the associated regulations promulgated
thereunder, except that these child-resistant packaging requirements shall not
apply to any cannabis item obtained from a cannabis retailer or alternative
treatment center for immediate, on-premises consumption at that retailer's or
center�s cannabis consumption area as permitted pursuant to section 28 of
P.L.2019, c.153 (C.24:6I-21);

���� (c) Cannabis items warning
labels adequately inform consumers about safe cannabis use and warn of the
consequences of misuse or overuse;

���� (d) Labeling rules that
mandate clear identification of health and safety information, including, but
not limited to:

���� (i) Net weight;

���� (ii) Production date and
expiration date;

���� (iii) For a cannabis product,
cannabis extract, or other cannabis resin, an ingredient list that includes,
but is not limited to, all ingredients used to manufacture the cannabis
product, any other inactive or excipient ingredients besides cannabis, and a
list of all potential allergens contained within the product;

���� (iv) Strain or type of
cannabis, listed by scientific terms, if available, and generic or �slang�
names;

���� (v) Whether the product
requires refrigeration;

���� (vi) Growth method, whether
dirt grown, hydroponic, or otherwise, and an indication whether the cannabis
was grown using all-organic materials, and a complete list of any nonorganic
pesticides, fungicides and herbicides used during the cultivation of the
cannabis;

���� (vii) For a cannabis product,
serving size, the total number of servings, and a statement regarding the
percentage of THC contained in the cannabis product and in each serving.� For
example: �The serving size of active THC in this product is X mg.� This product
contains X servings of cannabis, and the total amount of active THC in this
product is X mg.�;

���� (viii) Warning labels that
include the nationwide toll-free telephone number used to access poison control
centers that is maintained in accordance with 42 U.S.C. s.300d-71, as well as
include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following statements, if
applicable to a particular cannabis item:

���� -- �This product contains
cannabis�;

���� -- �This product is infused
with cannabis�;

���� -- �This product is intended
for use by adults 21 years of age or older.� Keep out of the reach of
children�;

���� -- �The intoxicating effects
of this product may be delayed by two or more hours�;

���� -- �There may be health risks
associated with the consumption of this product, including for women who are
pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning on becoming pregnant�;

���� -- �Do not drive a motor
vehicle or operate heavy machinery while using this product�;

���� (e) Labeling rules that
mandate the source of a cannabis item, including, but not limited to, the
license number of the cannabis cultivator where the usable cannabis used for
the cannabis item was grown, the license number of the cannabis manufacturer that
manufactured the cannabis item, and the license number of the cannabis retailer
that sold the cannabis item and the production batch and lot number of the
cannabis item;

���� (8) Health and safety
regulations and standards for the cultivation of cannabis, and the manufacture
and sale of cannabis items, including, but not limited to, requirements that:

���� (a) Establish accreditation
and licensure criteria for cannabis testing facilities, which shall include, as
a condition for licensure, the maintenance of a labor peace agreement and
entrance into, or good faith effort to enter into, a collective bargaining
agreement in accordance with subsection c. of section 19 of P.L.2021, c.16
(C.24:6I-36).� The commission shall also incorporate the licensing measures
established by the Office of Minority, Disabled Veterans, and Women Cannabis
Business Development, and the assessment of their effectiveness, pursuant to
subparagraph (b) of paragraph (1) of subsection c. of section 32 of P.L.2019,
c.153 (C.24:6I-25), and apply them to the licensing of cannabis testing
facilities in order to promote the licensing of persons from socially and
economically disadvantaged communities, and minority businesses and women�s
businesses, as these terms are defined in section 2 of P.L.1986, c.195
(C.52:27H-21.18), and disabled veterans� businesses as defined in section 2 of
P.L.2015, c.116 (C.52:32-31.2).� The license shall permit a cannabis testing
facility to test cannabis items in accordance with the provisions set forth in
P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-31 et al.), as well as test medical cannabis and
medical cannabis products in accordance with the provisions of the �Jake Honig
Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act,� P.L.2009, c.307 (C.24:6I-1 et al.);

���� (b) The commission issue
licenses for a sufficient number of cannabis testing facilities, if those
facilities:

���� (i) Meet the requirements for
licensure, in order to ensure that the testing of representative samples of
cannabis items in accordance with the procedures set forth in paragraph (13) of
this subsection can be completed in not more than 14 days following their
submission to any facility.� Other factors that may be considered by the
commission in determining whether a sufficient number of cannabis testing
facilities are currently licensed include the current licensees� experience or
expertise in testing highly regulated products, demonstrated testing efficiency
and effectiveness, existing research partnerships or capability to form and
maintain research partnerships focusing on cannabis or cannabis items, and any
other factors established in regulation by the commission; and

���� (ii) Permit the commission to
inspect any licensed cannabis testing facility to determine the condition and
calibration of any equipment used for testing, and to ensure that a facility�s
testing procedures are performed in accordance with the commission's
accreditation requirements for licensure;

���� (c) Every licensed cannabis
cultivator and cannabis manufacturer shall permit representatives of cannabis
testing facilities to make scheduled and unscheduled visits to their premises
in order to obtain random samples of cannabis items, in a quantity established
by the commission, to be transported to cannabis testing facilities for
inspection and testing to certify compliance with health, safety, and potency
standards adopted by the commission;

���� (d) Prescribe methods of
producing cannabis, and manufacturing and packaging cannabis items; conditions
of sanitation; safe handling requirements; approved pesticides and pesticide
testing requirements, to the extent not inconsistent with approved pesticides
and requirements otherwise established under federal and State law; and
standards of ingredients, quality, and identity of cannabis items manufactured,
packaged, or sold by cannabis establishments;

���� (e) Establish accreditation
criteria for responsible cannabis server and seller training and certification
programs for cannabis retailer employees;

���� (f) Provide that no licensed
cannabis establishment, distributor, or delivery service, or employee of a
cannabis establishment, distributor, or delivery service, shall consume, or
allow to be consumed, any cannabis items on the establishment�s, distributor�s,
or delivery service�s premises, except as permitted in a cannabis consumption
area or premises� private area for employees as set forth in section 28 of
P.L.2019, c.153 (C.24:6I-21);

���� (g) (i) Set appropriate
dosage, potency, and serving size limits for cannabis items, provided that a
standardized serving of a cannabis product shall be no more than 10 milligrams
of active THC and no individual edible cannabis product for sale shall contain
more than 100 milligrams of active THC;

���� (ii) Require that each single
standardized serving of a cannabis product in a multiple-serving edible product
is physically demarked in a way that enables a reasonable person to determine
how much of the product constitutes a single serving of active THC, and that
each standardized serving of the cannabis product shall be easily separable to
allow an average person 21 years of age or older to physically separate, with
minimal effort, individual servings of the product;

���� (iii) Require that, if it is
impracticable to clearly demark every standardized serving of cannabis product
or to make each standardized serving easily separable in an edible cannabis
product, the product shall contain no more than 10 milligrams of active THC per
unit of sale;

���� (h) Establish a universal
symbol to indicate that a cannabis item contains cannabis, which shall be
marked, stamped, or imprinted directly on an edible retail cannabis product, or
on each single standardized serving in a multiple-serving edible cannabis product,
unless the item is a loose bulk good such as granola or cereal, a powder, a
liquid-infused item, or another form too impractical to be marked, stamped, or
imprinted;

���� (i) Prohibit the use of a
commercially manufactured or trademarked food product as an edible retail
cannabis product, provided that a commercially manufactured or trademarked food
product may be used as a component of an edible retail cannabis product or part
of a product�s recipe so long as the commercially manufactured or trademarked
food product is used in a way that renders it unrecognizable in the final
edible cannabis product and the product is not advertised as containing the
commercially manufactured or trademarked food product;

���� (j) Establish screening,
hiring, training, and supervising requirements for cannabis retailer employees
and others who manufacture or handle cannabis items;

���� (k) Promote general sanitary
requirements for the handling, storage, and disposal of cannabis items, and the
maintenance of cannabis establishments, and cannabis distribution and cannabis
delivery service premises;

���� (l) Provide for rigorous
auditing, inspection, and monitoring of cannabis establishments, distributors,
and delivery services for compliance with health and safety rules and
regulations;

���� (m) Require the implementation
of security requirements for cannabis retailers and premises where cannabis
items are manufactured, and safety protocols for cannabis establishments,
distributors, and delivery services, and their employees;

���� (n) Prescribe reasonable
restrictions on the manner, methods, and means by which cannabis cultivators
and cannabis distributors shall transport cannabis within the State, and all
licensees shall transport cannabis items within the State; and

���� (o) Establish procedures for
identification, seizure, confiscation, destruction, or donation to law
enforcement for training purposes of cannabis or cannabis items produced,
manufactured, sold, or offered for sale within this State which do not conform
in all respects to the standards prescribed by P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-31 et
al.);

���� (9) Procedures governing the
advertising and display of cannabis items and cannabis paraphernalia,
including, but not limited to, requirements that:

���� (a) Restrict advertising of
cannabis items and cannabis paraphernalia in ways that target or are designed
to appeal to individuals under the legal age to purchase cannabis items,
including, but not limited to depictions of a person under 21 years of age consuming
cannabis items, or, includes objects, such as toys, characters, or cartoon
characters suggesting the presence of a person under 21 years of age, or any
other depiction designed in any manner to be especially appealing to a person
under 21 years of age;

���� (b) Permit advertising of any
cannabis items or cannabis paraphernalia on television, or on radio under
limited circumstances established by the commission;

���� (c) Prohibit engaging in
advertising unless the advertiser has reliable evidence that at least 50
percent of the audience for the advertisement is reasonably expected to be 21
years of age or older;

���� (d) Prohibit engaging in
advertising or marketing directed towards location-based devices, including but
not limited to cellular phones, unless the marketing is a mobile device
application installed on the device by the owner of the device who is 21 years
of age or older and includes a permanent and easy opt-out feature and warnings
that the use of cannabis items is restricted to persons 21 years of age or
older;

���� (e) Prohibit the sponsoring of
a charitable, sports, musical, artistic, cultural, social, or other similar
event or advertising at or in connection with such an event unless the sponsor
or advertiser has reliable evidence that no more than 20 percent of the
audience at the event is reasonably expected to be under the legal age to
purchase cannabis items;

���� (f) Require all advertisements
to contain the following warning: �This product contains cannabis.� For use
only by adults 21 years of age or older.� Keep out of the reach of children.�;
provided however, this subparagraph shall not apply to advertisements which are
limited to alerting the public as to the name, contact information, and
location of a licensed cannabis business establishment licensed in accordance
with P.L.2021,c.16 (C.24:6I-31 et seq.) to sell cannabis items; and

���� (g) Prohibit the advertising
of cannabis items or cannabis paraphernalia in any form or through any medium
whatsoever within 200 feet of any elementary or secondary school grounds.� This
subparagraph shall not apply to advertisements within the premises of a
cannabis retailer.

���� For the purposes of this
section, a noncommercial message shall not be considered an advertisement.

���� (10) A requirement that only
cannabis items and cannabis paraphernalia are available for sale at a cannabis
establishment;

���� (11) Procedures for the
commission to conduct announced and unannounced visits to cannabis
establishments, distributors, and delivery services, to make, or cause to be
made, such investigations as it shall deem proper in the administration of
P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-31 et al.) and any other laws which may hereafter be
enacted concerning cannabis, or the production, manufacture, distribution,
sale, or delivery thereof, including the inspection and search of any premises
for which the license is sought or has been issued, of any building containing
the same, of licensed buildings, examination of the books, records, accounts,
documents and papers of the licensees or on the licensed premises;

���� (a) The commission shall be
authorized and may at any time make an examination of the premises of any
person or entity licensed under P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-31 et al.) for the
purpose of determining compliance with P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-31 et al.) and
the rules of the commission;

���� (b) The commission may require
licensee compliance with P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-31 et al.), and may appoint
auditors, investigators and other employees that the commission considers
necessary to enforce its powers and perform its duties;

���� (c) During any inspection of a
licensed premises, the commission may require proof that a person performing
work at the premises is 18 years of age or older. If the person does not
provide the commission with acceptable proof of age upon request, the commission
may require the person to immediately cease any activity and leave the premises
until the commission receives acceptable proof of age; and

���� (d) The commission shall not
be required to obtain a search warrant to conduct an investigation or search of
licensed premises;

���� (12) Record keeping
requirements, including, but not limited to, the following:

���� (a) The obligation of every
cannabis cultivator to keep a complete and accurate record of all sales of
cannabis flowers, cannabis leaves, and immature cannabis plants, and a complete
and accurate record of the number of cannabis flowers produced, the number of
ounces of cannabis leaves produced, the number of immature cannabis plants
produced, and the dates of production; the obligation of every cannabis
establishment to keep a complete and accurate record of all sales of cannabis
items, and a complete and accurate record of the number of ounces of usable
cannabis sold; the obligation of every cannabis distributor to keep a complete
and accurate record of all cannabis and cannabis items transported in bulk, and
the sending and receiving cannabis establishments involved in each
transportation of the cannabis or cannabis items; and the obligation of every
cannabis delivery service to keep a complete and accurate record of all
cannabis item deliveries made to consumers based on orders fulfilled by of
cannabis retailers;

���� (b) Such records shall be kept
and maintained for four years, however there shall not be a requirement that
the records be maintained on the premises of a licensee, and the records shall
be in such form and contain such other information as the commission may
require; and

���� (c) The commission may, at any
time, with adequate notice, examine the books and records of any cannabis
establishment, distributor, or delivery service, and may appoint auditors,
investigators, and other employees that the commission considers necessary to
enforce its powers and its duties;

���� (13) Procedures for inspecting
samples of cannabis items, including:

���� (a) On a schedule determined
by the commission, every licensed cannabis cultivator and manufacturer shall
submit representative samples of cannabis items produced or manufactured by the
licensee to an independent, third-party licensed testing facility meeting the
accreditation requirements established by the commission, or random samples may
be obtained by representatives of the facility making a scheduled or
unscheduled visit to the licensee�s premises, for inspection and testing to
certify compliance with standards adopted by the commission.� Any sample
remaining after testing shall be destroyed by the facility or returned to the
licensee, unless that sample does not meet the applicable standards adopted by
the commission, in which case it may be retained for purposes of retesting upon
request of a licensee in accordance with subparagraph (c) of this paragraph;

���� (b) Licensees shall submit the
results of this cannabis item inspection and testing to the commission on a
form developed by the commission; and

���� (c) If a sample inspected and
tested under this section does not meet the applicable standards adopted by the
commission, the sample may, upon notice to the commission, be retested at the
request of a licensee in a manner prescribed by the commission, and in addition
to a retest, or as an alternative thereto, the licensee may also be permitted
an opportunity to remediate, upon notice to the commission, the batch or lot
from which the failed sample was taken, which batch or lot shall be subject to
a subsequent test of a new representative sample in a manner prescribed by the
commission.� Any request for a retest of a sample, and any retest and reporting
of results, as well as any batch or lot remediation process undertaken and
subsequent testing of that batch or lot, shall be completed within a time
period established by the commission.� The commission shall also provide a
process by which samples, batches, and lots that failed retesting or
remediation, as applicable, shall be destroyed;

���� (14) Establishing the number
of cannabis retailers, and permissible business arrangements with respect to
other types of retailing businesses:

���� (a) (i) Assuming there are
sufficient qualified applicants for licensure, the commission shall, subject to
periodic evaluation as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, issue a
sufficient number of Class 5 Retailer licenses to meet the market demands of
the State, giving regard to geographical and population distribution throughout
the State; and

���� (ii) the provision of adequate
access to licensed sources of cannabis items to discourage purchases from the
illegal market; and

���� (b) A cannabis retailer�s
premises shall not be located in or upon any premises in which operates a
grocery store, delicatessen, indoor food market, or other store engaging in
retail sales of food, or in or upon any premises in which operates a store that
engages in licensed retail sales of alcoholic beverages, as defined by
subsection b. of R.S.33:1-1; and

���� (15) Civil penalties for the
failure to comply with regulations adopted pursuant to this section.

���� b. In order to ensure that
individual privacy is protected, the commission shall not require a consumer to
provide a cannabis retailer with personal information other than
government-issued identification as set forth in subparagraph (a) of paragraph
(6) of subsection a. of this section in order to determine the consumer's
identity and age, and a cannabis retailer shall not collect and retain any
personal information about consumers other than information typically acquired
in a financial transaction conducted by the holder of a Class C retail license
concerning alcoholic beverages as set forth in R.S.33:1-12.

���� c. Once regulations are
adopted by the commission pursuant to subsection a. of this section, but prior
to the commencement of the application process, the commission shall conduct a
series of information sessions in every county in New Jersey to educate residents
of New Jersey about the responsibilities, opportunities, requirements,
obligations, and processes for application for a license to operate a cannabis
establishment, distributor, or delivery service. The commission shall conduct
an appropriate number of information sessions in each county considering the
population of each county, but no fewer than one information session in each
county.� The commission shall publicize the day, time, location, and agenda of
each information session broadly through television, radio, Internet, print,
and local agencies.

���� d. The commission shall:

���� (1) Examine available
research, and may conduct or commission new research or convene an expert task
force, to investigate the influence of cannabis and marijuana on the ability of
a person to drive a vehicle, on methods for determining whether a person is
under the influence of cannabis or marijuana, and on the concentration of
active THC, as defined in section 3 of P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-33), in a
person's blood, in each case taking into account all relevant factors; and

���� (2) Report the results of the
research to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164
(C.52:14-19.1), the Legislature and make recommendations regarding both
administrative and legislative action as the commission deems necessary.

���� (
3)�� Collect data and
information and report to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991,
c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), the Legislature on adverse events in minors who consume
cannabis.

(cf: P.L.2025, c.215, s.3)

���� 2.��� (New section) a. As used
in this section:

���� �Cannabis item� means any
useable cannabis, cannabis product, cannabis extract, and any other cannabis
resin as defined in P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-31 et seq.).

���� �Minor� means a person under
the age of 16.

���� b. A person who knows or
reasonably should know that a minor is likely to gain access to a cannabis item
at a premises under the person�s control commits a disorderly persons offense
if a minor gains access to the cannabis item.

���� 3.��� (New section) No
packaging or labeling of a cannabis product shall contain any statement,
illustration, image, cartoon, color scheme, graphic, or feature that might make
the cannabis item or package attractive to children which shall include, but
not limited to, toys, games, candy, cartoon or other characters, or any other
depiction designed in any manner to be especially appealing to persons under
the legal age to purchase cannabis items.

���� As used in this section,
�cannabis product� and �cannabis item� shall have the same meanings as defined
in section 3 of P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-33).

���� 4.��� (New section) Every
cannabis product and cannabis item, as defined pursuant to section 3 of
P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-33), shall contain consumer warnings, in no less than
six-point font, including the nationwide toll-free telephone number used to
access poison control centers that are maintained in accordance with 42 U.S.C.
s.300d-71.

���� 5.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill creates a new
offense for when a minor gains access to an improperly stored cannabis product
and establishes packaging requirements for cannabis items.

���� The bill establishes a
disorderly persons offense when a minor gains access to a cannabis item at a
premises under the person�s control if the person knows or reasonable should
know that a minor is likely to gain access.� A minor is defined as a person under
the age of 16.� The penalties established under this bill parallel those
established for providing alcohol to minors.

���� The bill also codifies certain
parts of the New Jersey Administrative Code promulgated by the Cannabis
Regulatory Commission (�commission�), specifically concerning packaging and
warning labels.� The bill prohibits cannabis items from having packaging that
may be attractive to children.� The bill also requires the cannabis products
and items to contain consumer warnings, including the nationwide toll-free
telephone number for poison control.

���� Finally, the bill requires the
commission to collect data and information on adverse events when a minor
consumes cannabis and to report it to the Governor and Legislature.