New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5604: Hemp products & hemp beverages, sale-align St. restrictions w/ federal law
Status: In committee, October 29, 2026
Aligns State restrictions on sale of hemp products and intoxicating hemp beverages with federal law.
What the bill says
An Act concerning hemp products and intoxicating hemp beverages and amending P.L.2025, c.215, and P.L.2021, c.16.
From the introduced text, October 5, 2026:
An Act concerning hemp products and intoxicating hemp beverages and amending P.L.2025, c.215, and P.L.2021, c.16. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Section 8 of P.L.2025, c.215 (C.2C:35-10f) is amended to read as follows: 8. a. On or after April 13, 2026, or unless otherwise authorized by law, it shall be unlawful to sell, offer for sale, or distribute any of the following: (1) any viable seeds from a Cannabis sativa L. plant that exceeds a total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration, including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, of 0.3 percent in the plant on a dry weight basis; (2) any intermediate hemp-derived product containing: (a) cannabinoids that are not capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant; (b) cannabinoids that are capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant, but were synthesized or manufactured; or (c) more than 0.3 percent combined total of total tetrahydrocannabinol, including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, with any other cannabinoids that have similar effects or are marketed to have similar effects on humans or animals as tetrahydrocannabinol, as determined by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services; (3) any intermediate hemp-derived cannabinoid product that is marketed or sold as a final product or directly to an end consumer for personal or household use; (4) any …
Sponsors
- Robert J. Karabinchak (D, 18) · primary sponsor
- William B. Sampson, IV (D, 31)
Latest actions
- : SUB BY S4635
- : REP 2RA
- : REP REF AAP
- : TRANS ASL
- : INT 1RA REF AOF
Votes
- Assembly Appropriations Committee: Reported favorably (October 22, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly State and Local Government Committee: Reported favorably (October 15, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: MARIJUANA
Common questions
- What is A5604?
- A5604 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Hemp products & hemp beverages, sale-align St. restrictions w/ federal law.
- What does A5604 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning hemp products and intoxicating hemp beverages and amending P.L.2025, c.215, and P.L.2021, c.16.
- What is the status of A5604?
- In committee as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: SUB BY S4635 (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5604?
- Robert J. Karabinchak (D, 18), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for A5604?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5604
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