A proposed law in New Jersey would essentially wipe out delta-8 THC and other intoxicating hemp substances and restrict the sale of CBD to the state’s licensed pot dispensaries.
Under the bill, an amendment to the New Jersey Hemp Farming Act, the Cannabis Regulatory Commission – the state’s marijuana regulator – would have authority over non-intoxicating CBD as well as any other extract products made from hemp flowers.
The measure would shut down non-licensed hemp shops that sell products in both categories, which have proliferated throughout the state and the country.
Most intoxicating hemp substances are synthetically produced by putting hemp-derived CBD through a process in the lab to boost the psychoactive effects of compounds present in hemp but only in trace amounts. The amendment would eliminate products containing those substances by entirely banning hemp compounds that are “not derived from naturally occurring biologically active chemical constituents.”
While one provision in the amendment would require sellers of hemp-derived intoxicants to be licensed, such licensing would be a moot point under those processing restrictions. The Attorney General would enforce the law against sale of any illicit hemp substances while the state Department of Agriculture would continue regulating hemp growing.
The bill, recently passed out of the State Senate’s Judiciary Committee by a 6–2 vote, would also set the limit for maximum THC in hemp products at a highly restrictive 0.5 milligrams per serving.
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