Cannabis laws and bills in New Jersey

Every bill in the New Jersey Legislature that falls inside the Cannabis Legislation Tracker's scope, with where each one currently stands.

110

Bills in Scope

Past Committee

1 October 2026

Most Recent Action

Cannabis laws enacted in New Jersey in 2026

5 Cannabis bills were enacted in New Jersey this year, the latest with a last action on 29 May 2026. Each links to the New Jersey Legislature's own page.

A 5051Revises certain restrictions concerning hemp, intoxicating hemp beverages, and medical cannabis.29 May 2026
S 3945Revises restrictions on sale of hemp products and intoxicating hemp beverages through November 2026.30 March 2026
A 4182Concerns conditions of employment of certain cannabis employees.**12 January 2026
A 913Authorizes medical cannabis for treatment of sickle cell anemia.12 January 2026
S 4509Creates regulatory scheme, in line with federal law, on sale of certain hemp-derived cannabinoid products; repeals law concerning intoxicating hemp.*12 January 2026

Cannabis bills in New Jersey

6Enacted

8Past committee

4Active in committee

92Introduced or inactive

110 bills in scope

Enacted

A 5051Revises certain restrictions concerning hemp, intoxicating hemp beverages, and medical cannabis.29 May 2026Enacted S 3945Revises restrictions on sale of hemp products and intoxicating hemp beverages through November 2026.30 March 2026Enacted A 4182Concerns conditions of employment of certain cannabis employees.**12 January 2026Enacted A 913Authorizes medical cannabis for treatment of sickle cell anemia.12 January 2026Enacted S 4509Creates regulatory scheme, in line with federal law, on sale of certain hemp-derived cannabinoid products; repeals law concerning intoxicating hemp.*12 January 2026Enacted A 4937Concerns satellite cannabis dispensaries, Cannabis Regulatory Commission membership, and post-employment restrictions on State employees.*1 July 2025Enacted

Past committee

S 4297Revises certain restrictions concerning hemp, intoxicating hemp beverages, and medical cannabis.28 May 2026Passed committee A 4791Revises restrictions on sale of hemp products and intoxicating hemp beverages through November 2026.23 March 2026Passed committee A 6267Makes various changes to membership on Cannabis Regulatory Commission and to legalized medical and personal use cannabis marketplace.12 January 2026Passed committee S 4847Makes various changes to membership on Cannabis Regulatory Commission and to legalized medical and personal use cannabis marketplace.12 January 2026Passed chamber A 6295Creates regulatory scheme, in line with federal law, on sale of certain hemp-derived cannabinoid products; repeals law concerning intoxicating hemp.22 December 2025Passed committee S 2392Authorizes medical cannabis for treatment of sickle cell anemia.22 December 2025Passed committee S 3139Concerns conditions of employment of certain cannabis employees.**22 December 2025Passed committee S 3486Concerns satellite cannabis dispensaries, Cannabis Regulatory Commission membership, and post-employment restrictions on State employees.*30 June 2025Passed committee

Active in committee

S 4635Aligns State restrictions on sale of hemp products and intoxicating hemp beverages with federal law.1 October 2026In committee S 4685Prohibits law enforcement officers, first responders, CDL drivers, or persons who operate heavy equipment from engaging in recreational use of cannabis items.1 October 2026In committee A 5463Requires cannabis retailer to display notice of risks of high potency cannabis.14 September 2026In committee A 5476Requires training for employees in certain settings to recognize and respond to indications of intoxication in children from consumption of cannabis item.14 September 2026In committee

Introduced or inactive

7 of 92 shown

A 5338Allows liquor stores to sell low dose THC beverages.28 June 2026In committee S 4452Allows liquor stores to sell low dose THC beverages.15 June 2026In committee S 4287Criminalizes certain sales of marijuana and vapor products.14 May 2026In committee S 4148Establishes maximum THC potency of cannabis items and imposes excise tax of moderate and high potency cannabis items.11 May 2026In committee S 3984Requires workers' compensation, PIP, and health insurance coverage for the medical use of cannabis under certain circumstances.19 March 2026In committee S 4018Creates certain protections for insurers and insurance producers engaging in business of insurance in connection with cannabis-related businesses.19 March 2026In committee S 4023Allows costs of medical cannabis to be reimbursed by Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund, PAAD, Senior Gold and VCCO.19 March 2026In committee

Showing the 25 furthest along of 110. Subscribers see all of them, filtered and searchable. Bill titles link to the New Jersey Legislature's own page.

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What's In Scope

How Cannabis Legislation bills are selected

In scope is any bill regulating the cultivation, manufacture, testing, distribution, sale, possession or taxation of cannabis and cannabis products: adult-use and medical programmes, licence classes and the agency that issues them, excise rates and revenue allocation, social equity licensing and automatic expungement, intoxicating hemp and cannabinoid products, potency limits, packaging and labelling, impaired driving, workplace and tenancy protections for lawful use, and banking and insurance access for licensees.

Scope is defined by a written topic profile that every bill is measured against. The profiles are drafted by a model and validated by retrieval measurement against a judged set of bills, not reviewed by an attorney. LawSignals is a research tool and does not provide legal advice.

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