2019 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 24 - Food and Drugs
Section 24:6I-22 - System for tracking cultivating, manufacturing, transfer, dispensing, delivery.

24:6I-22 System for tracking cultivating, manufacturing, transfer, dispensing, delivery.

29. a. (1) The commission shall develop and maintain a system for tracking the cultivation of medical cannabis, the manufacturing of medical cannabis products, the transfer of medical cannabis and medical cannabis products between medical cannabis cultivators, medical cannabis manufacturers, medical cannabis dispensaries, clinical registrants, and testing laboratories as authorized pursuant to paragraph (5) of subsection a. of section 7 of P.L.2009, c.307 (C.24:6I-7) and subsection h. of section 27 of P.L.2019, c.153 (C.24:6I-20), and the dispensing or delivery of medical cannabis to registered qualifying patients, designated caregivers, and institutional caregivers.

(2) The tracking system shall, among other features as determined by the commission, utilize a stamp affixed to a container or package for medical cannabis to assist in the collection of the information required to be tracked pursuant to subsection c. of this section.

(a) The commission, in consultation with the Director of the Division of Taxation, shall secure stamps based on the designs, specifications, and denominations prescribed by the commission in regulation, and which incorporate encryption, security, and counterfeit-resistant features to prevent the unauthorized duplication or counterfeiting of any stamp. The stamp shall be readable by a scanner or similar device that may be used by the commission, the Director of the Division of Taxation, and medical cannabis cultivators, medical cannabis manufacturers, medical cannabis dispensaries, or clinical registrants.

(b) The commission, and the Director of the Division of Taxation if authorized by the commission, shall make stamps available for purchase by medical cannabis cultivators, medical cannabis manufacturers, and clinical registrants, which shall be the only entities authorized to affix a stamp to a container or package for medical cannabis in accordance with applicable regulations promulgated by the commission in consultation with the Director of the Division of Taxation. The price charged by the commission to medical cannabis cultivators, medical cannabis manufacturers, and clinical registrants for a stamp required pursuant to this paragraph shall be reasonable and commensurate with the cost of producing the stamp.

(c) A medical cannabis cultivator, medical cannabis manufacturer, medical cannabis dispensary, clinical registrant, or certified medical cannabis handler shall not purchase, sell, offer for sale, transfer, transport, or deliver any medical cannabis unless a stamp is properly affixed to the container or package for the medical cannabis.

b. The purposes of the system developed and maintained under this section include, but are not limited to:

(1) preventing the diversion of medical cannabis to criminal enterprises, gangs, cartels, persons not authorized to possess medical cannabis, and other states;

(2) preventing persons from substituting or tampering with medical cannabis;

(3) ensuring an accurate accounting of the cultivation, manufacturing, transferring, dispensing, and delivery of medical cannabis;

(4) ensuring that the testing results from licensed testing laboratories are accurately reported; and

(5) ensuring compliance with the rules and regulations adopted by the commission and any other law of this State that charges the commission with a duty, function, or power related to medical cannabis.

c. The system developed and maintained under this section shall be capable of tracking, at a minimum:

(1) the propagation of immature medical cannabis plants and the production of medical cannabis by a medical cannabis cultivator;

(2) the utilization of medical cannabis in the manufacture, production, and creation of medical cannabis products by a medical cannabis manufacturer;

(3) the transfer of medical cannabis and medical cannabis products to and from licensed testing laboratories for testing purposes;

(4) the dispensing of medical cannabis by a medical cannabis dispensary or clinical registrant;

(5) the furnishing of medical cannabis by a medical cannabis dispensary or clinical registrant to a medical cannabis handler for delivery;

(6) the delivery of medical cannabis by a medical cannabis handler;

(7) the purchase, sale, or other transfer of medical cannabis and medical cannabis products between medical cannabis cultivators, medical cannabis manufacturers, medical cannabis dispensaries, and clinical registrants as authorized pursuant to paragraph (5) of subsection a. of section 7 of P.L.2009, c.307 (C.24:6I-7) and subsection h. of section 27 of P.L.2019, c.153 (C.24:6I-20); and

(8) any other information that the commission determines is reasonably necessary to accomplish the duties, functions, and powers of the commission.

L.2019, c.153, s.29.