Intoxicating Hemp Products Still on Sale in NJ Amid Lawsuit

A judge’s recent decision allowing stores to continue selling hemp products with THC is the topic of several news stories, which include comments from Bill Caruso, Chair of Archer’s Cannabis Group. A federal judge handed a partial victory to hemp businesses that sued to stop enforcement of the state’s new law restricting sales of intoxicating hemp products. The judge sided with hemp businesses that said the law would make it a crime for out-of-state businesses to transport hemp. 

In speaking on this to the New Jersey Monitor, Bill pointed out that people can still order these products online from out-of-state businesses. He believes the court’s decision opens the door for online shops to continue selling the products the law sought to ban. “The big deal here is you can buy this on the internet, and that may obviate a lot of retail that’s here now,” he said.

In commenting to the NJ Spotlight News, Bill said, “The issue of out-of-state manufactured hemp products, intoxicating hemp products, was never going to be enforceable because of interstate commerce. The court ruled that, in fact, was the case. And so that when New Jersey developed its regulated market, it could not prevent the importation of out-of-state hemp-derived products.”

Click here to read New Jersey Monitor's, "Judge gives partial win to businesses that challenged new hemp law."

Click here to read NJ Spotlight News, "Intoxicating hemp products still on sale in NJ amid lawsuit."