Bill > A3867

Introduced Session

This bill would make it legal for a person aged 21 or over to grow and possess certain amounts of marijuana for personal use. P.L.2021, c.16, (the enactment) which legalizes the personal use of cannabis, provides that a person who possesses six ounces or less of marijuana, including any adulterants or dilutants, is not subject to any punishment, as this possession is not a crime, offense, act of delinquency, or civil violation of law. Under the enactment, possession of more than six ounces of marijuana, including any adulterants or dilutants, constitutes a crime of the fourth degree. A crime of the fourth degree is punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to 18 months or a fine of up to $10,000 or both. P.L.2021, c.16 does not make it legal for a person to grow their own marijuana for personal use. Under the bill, growing or possessing marijuana plants for personal recreational use or personal medical use by a person 21 years of age or older would also not be a crime, offense, act of delinquency, or civil violation of law. The bill would apply under the following circumstances: (1) A person 21 years of age or older may grow or possess up to six marijuana plants for personal recreational use, with a maximum of 12 plants per household; and (2) A qualifying patient as defined in section 3 of P.L.2009, c.307 (C.24:6I-3), 21 years of age or older, or a designated caregiver, as defined in section 3 of P.L.2009, c.307 (C.24:6I-3), 21 years of age or older, on behalf of the qualifying patient, may grow or possess up to 10 marijuana plants for personal medical use, with a maximum of 12 plants per household.

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Annette Quijano (D)*,  Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)*,  Michael Venezia (D), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee (on 02/27/2024)

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