TRENTON – For the first time since New Jersey legalized marijuana, its constituents had a chance to sound off on the regulators who will oversee it all.
The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission held its second-ever meeting on Thursday, the first time members of the public had their chance to make comments on the state’s existing medical marijuana and, eventually, recreational legal weed industries.
Nearly 400 people were logged into the meeting, held via Zoom, and another 100 people sent written comments to the CRC, chairwoman Dianna Houneou said.
Comments from the public were varied: Hightstown Councilwoman Cristina Fowler asked the commission to provide more detailed guidance on the consequences if towns decide to opt out of allowing cannabis businesses to operate.
And a person who identified himself as Cameron Pitt called on the CRC to revoke a cap on the potency of medical marijuana concentrates.
“To limit (vape cartridges) and concentrates to 30% doesn’t feel like a just or equitable system,” Pitt said.
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Many of the comments centered around one of the Cannabis Regulatory Commission’s first meaningful charges — to set up interim guidelines for testing marijuana. Testing laboratories will determine everything from a marijuana product’s potency to the presence of any chemicals.
Under the New Jersey legal weed laws, the CRC will include detailed rules and regulations within six months that will include…
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TRENTON – For the first time since New Jersey legalized marijuana, its constituents had a chance to sound off on the regulators who will oversee it all.
The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission held its second-ever meeting on Thursday, the first time members of the public had their chance to make comments on the state’s existing medical marijuana and, eventually, recreational legal weed industries.
Nearly 400 people were logged into the meeting, held via Zoom, and another 100 people sent written comments to the CRC, chairwoman Dianna Houneou said.
Comments from the public were varied: Hightstown Councilwoman Cristina Fowler asked the commission to provide more detailed guidance on the consequences if towns decide to opt out of allowing cannabis businesses to operate.
And a person who identified himself as Cameron Pitt called on the CRC to revoke a cap on the potency of medical marijuana concentrates.
“To limit (vape cartridges) and concentrates to 30% doesn’t feel like a just or equitable system,” Pitt said.
More:16th NJ medical marijuana dispensary now open in Neptune
Many of the comments centered around one of the Cannabis Regulatory Commission’s first meaningful charges — to set up interim guidelines for testing marijuana. Testing laboratories will determine everything from a marijuana product’s potency to the presence of any chemicals.
Under the New Jersey legal weed laws, the CRC will include detailed rules and regulations within six months that will include…