On January 12, 2026, Governor Murphy signed a new law that will substantially alter the cannabis and hemp derived product market in NJ.
The new law narrowly defines hemp in an effort to close the “loophole” in the 2018 Farm Act that allowed intoxicating hemp products to be sold across New Jersey (and the country) in unlicensed stores.
The law redefines hemp to specifically exclude from its definition hemp products that contain cannabinoids that are not capable of being naturally produced, cannabinoids that are manufactured or synthesized outside of the plant, or contain more than ...
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