N.J. Admin. Code § 17:30-10.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 17:30-10.2 - Cannabis cultivator authorized conduct; prohibitions

(a) A cannabis cultivator holding a Class 1 Cannabis Cultivator license issued by the Commission shall be authorized to:

1. Possess, propagate, germinate, plant, cultivate, grow, harvest, dry, cure, process, package, dispose of, and destroy cannabis;and

2. Transport, transfer, distribute, supply, and sell this usable or unusable cannabis to other cannabis cultivators or to cannabis manufacturers, or sell usable cannabis to cannabis wholesalers, or cannabis retailers.

(b) A cannabis cultivator holding a Class 1 Cannabis Cultivator license issued by the Commission shall not be authorized to:

1. Manufacture or otherwise create cannabis products; or

2. Transport, transfer, distribute, supply, or sell cannabis, usable cannabis, cannabis products, paraphernalia, or related supplies to consumers.

(c) Where a cannabis cultivator sells unusable cannabis to other cannabis cultivators or to cannabis manufacturers for the purposes of manufacturing, the cannabis cultivator shall ensure such unusable cannabis does not have any mold, rot, or disease, through a visual inspection, and that it meets specifications in quality control for unusable cannabis.

(d) A cannabis cultivator shall not be limited in the number of strains/cultivars of cannabis cultivated.

(e) A cannabis cultivator shall comply with applicable laws and rules of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture and attendant inspection and enforcement activities.

(f) A cannabis cultivator may label cannabis it cultivates as "organic" if the cannabis cultivator meets the organic program standards as defined at N.J.A.C. 2:78. Use of such label shall not suggest or indicate that the cultivator, or its practices, has been certified or verified by any local, State, or Federal government agency.

(g) In accordance with N.J.S.A. 54:47F-1A, a cannabis cultivator shall collect, from the purchasing or acquiring cannabis establishment, any Social Equity Excise Fee imposed by the Commission on the sale or transfer of usable cannabis by such cannabis cultivator to any other cannabis establishment other than another cannabis cultivator and be personally liable for such fee.

(h) A cannabis cultivator microbusiness shall possess no more than 1,000 mature cannabis plants each month.

N.J. Admin. Code § 17:30-10.2

Adopted by 53 N.J.R. 1583(a), effective 8/19/2021

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 402(a), effective 3/6/2023