As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CANNABIS
All parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L., whether growing
or not, the seeds thereof, and every compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant or its seeds, except
those containing resin extracted from the plant, which are cultivated
and, when applicable, manufactured in accordance with P.L. 2016, c.
16 for use in cannabis products as set forth in this act, but shall
not include the weight of any other ingredient combined with cannabis
to prepare topical or oral administrations, food, drink, or other
product. "Cannabis" does not include: medical cannabis dispensed to
registered qualifying patients pursuant to the "Jake Honig Compassionate
Use Medical Cannabis Act," P.L. 2009, c. 307 (C. 24:6I-1 et al.) and
P.L. 2015, c. 158 (C. 18A:40-12.22 et al.); marijuana as defined in
N.J.S. 2C:35-2 and applied to any offense set forth in chapters 35,
35A, and 36 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, or P.L. 2001,
c. 114 (C. 2C:35B-1 et seq.), or marijuana as defined in section 2
of P.L. 1970, c. 226 (C. 24:21-2) and applied to any offense set forth
in the "New Jersey Controlled Dangerous Substances Act," P.L. 1970,
c. 226 (C. 24:21-1 et al.); or hemp or a hemp product cultivated,
handled, processed, transported, or sold pursuant to the "New Jersey
Hemp Farming Act," P.L. 2019, c. 238 (C. 4:28-6 et al.).
CANNABIS CULTIVATOR
Any licensed person or entity that grows, cultivates, or
produces cannabis in this state, and sells, and may transport, this
cannabis to other cannabis cultivators, or usable cannabis to cannabis
manufacturers, cannabis wholesalers, or cannabis retailers, but not
to consumers.
CANNABIS DELIVERY SERVICE
Any licensed person or entity that provides courier services
for consumer purchases of cannabis items and related supplies fulfilled
by a cannabis retailer in order to make deliveries of the cannabis
items and related supplies to that consumer, and which services include
the ability of a consumer to purchase the cannabis items directly
through the cannabis delivery service, which after presenting the
purchase order to the cannabis retailer for fulfillment, is delivered
to that consumer.
CANNABIS DISTRIBUTOR
Any licensed person or entity that transports cannabis in
bulk intrastate from one licensed cannabis cultivator to another licensed
cannabis cultivator, or transports cannabis items in bulk intrastate
from any one class of licensed cannabis establishment to another class
of licensed cannabis establishment, and may engage in the temporary
storage of cannabis or cannabis items as necessary to carry out transportation
activities.
CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENT
A cannabis cultivator, a cannabis manufacturer, a cannabis
wholesaler, or a cannabis retailer.
CANNABIS ITEM
Any usable cannabis, cannabis product, cannabis extract,
and any other cannabis resin. "Cannabis Item" does not include: Any
form of medical cannabis dispensed to registered qualifying patients
pursuant to the "Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act,"
P.L. 2009, c. 307 (c. 24:6i-1 et seq.) and P.L. 2015, c. 158 (c. 18a:40-12.22
et seq.); or hemp or hemp product cultivated, handled processed, transported,
or sold pursuant to the "New Jersey Hemp Farming Act," P.L. 2019,
c. 238 (c. 4:28-6 et seq.).
CANNABIS LEAF
The leaf of the plant Cannabis sativa L. within the plant
family cannabaceae.
CANNABIS MANUFACTURER
Any licensed person or entity that processes cannabis items
in this state by purchasing or otherwise obtaining usable cannabis,
manufacturing, preparing, and packaging cannabis items, and selling,
and optionally transporting, these items to other cannabis manufacturers,
cannabis wholesalers, or cannabis retailers, but not to consumers.
CANNABIS MANUFACTURING
The drying, processing, compounding, or conversion of usable
cannabis into cannabis products or cannabis resins. "Manufacture"
with respect to cannabis does not include packaging or labeling.
CANNABIS OVERLAY ZONE
The overlay zone whereby the approved classes of cannabis
establishments are permitted to operate.
CANNABIS PARAPHERNALIA
Any equipment, products, or materials of any kind which are
used, intended for use, or designed for use in planting, propagating,
cultivating, growing, harvesting, composting, manufacturing, compounding,
converting, producing, processing, preparing, testing, analyzing,
packaging, repackaging, storing, vaporizing, or containing cannabis,
or for ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing a cannabis item
into the human body. "Cannabis Paraphernalia" does not include drug
paraphernalia as defined in N.J.S. 2C:36-1 and which is used or intended
for use to commit a violation of Chapter 35 or 362 of Title 2C of
the New Jersey Statutes.
CANNABIS PRODUCT
A product containing usable cannabis, cannabis extract, or
any other cannabis resin and other ingredients intended for human
consumption or use, including product intended to be applied to the
skin or hair, edible cannabis products, ointments, and tinctures.
"Cannabis Product" does not include (1) usable cannabis by itself;
(2) cannabis extract by itself; or (3) any other cannabis resin by
itself.
CANNABIS RETAILER
Any licensed person or entity that purchases or otherwise
obtains usable cannabis from cannabis cultivators and cannabis items
from cannabis manufacturers or cannabis wholesalers, and sells these
to consumers from a retail store, and may use a cannabis delivery
service or a certified cannabis handler for the off-premises delivery
of cannabis items and related supplies to consumers. A cannabis retailer
shall also accept consumer purchases to be fulfilled from its retail
store that are presented by a cannabis delivery service which will
be delivered by the cannabis delivery service to that consumer.
CANNABIS WHOLESALER
Any licensed person or entity that purchases or otherwise
obtains, stores, sells or otherwise transfers, and may transport,
cannabis items for the purpose of resale or other transfer to either
another cannabis wholesaler or to a cannabis retailer, but not to
consumers.
CANNABIS, USABLE
The dried leaves and flowers of the female plant Cannabis
sativa L., and does not include seedlings, seeds, stems, stalks, or
roots of the plan.