New Jersey § 24:6i-29

§ 24:6i-29.

a. (1) No holder of, or applicant for, a medical cannabis cultivator, medical cannabis

manufacturer, medical cannabis dispensary, or clinical registrant permit issued pursuant

to P.L.2009, c. 307 ( C.24:6I-1 et al.) or any entity that employs any certified medical cannabis handler to perform

transfers or deliveries of medical cannabis , or a cannabis cultivator, cannabis manufacturer, cannabis wholesaler, cannabis distributor,

cannabis retailer, or cannabis delivery service license issued pursuant to P.L.2021, c. 16 ( C.24:6I-31 et al.) or any entity that employs or uses a certified personal use cannabis handler

to perform work for or on behalf of a licensed cannabis establishment, distributor,

or delivery service, shall employ or offer to employ, or provide, transfer, or sell, or offer to provide,

transfer, or sell any interest, direct or indirect, in any medical cannabis cultivator,

medical cannabis manufacturer, medical cannabis dispensary, or clinical registrant

permit holder , or any cannabis cultivator, cannabis manufacturer, cannabis wholesaler, cannabis

distributor, cannabis retailer, or cannabis delivery service license holder, to any person restricted from such transactions by the provisions of sections 33

through 35 of P.L.2019, c. 153 ( C.24:6I-26 through C.24:6I-28 ). (2) In addition to any civil penalty imposed pursuant to subsection c. of this section,

the commission may deny an application, or revoke or suspend a permit holder's permit or license holder's license , for committing a violation of this subsection. b. (1) A member or employee of the commission who makes or causes to be made a political

contribution prohibited under subsection f. of section 34 of P.L.2019, c. 153 ( C.24:6I-27 ) is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree, but notwithstanding the provisions of

subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:43-3 , a fine not to exceed $200,000 may be imposed. (2) A member or employee of the commission who willfully violates any other provisions

in sections 33 through 35 of P.L.2019, c. 153 ( C.24:6I-26 through C.24:6I-28 ) is guilty of a disorderly persons offense. c. The State Ethics Commission, established pursuant to the “New Jersey Conflicts

of Interest Law,” P.L.1971, c. 182 ( C.52:13D-12 et seq. ), shall enforce the provisions of sections 33 through 36 of P.L.2019, c. 153 ( C.24:6I-26 through C.24:6I-29 ), and upon a finding of a violation, impose a civil penalty of not less than $500

nor more than $10,000, which penalty may be collected in a summary proceeding pursuant

to the “Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999,” P.L.1999, c. 274 ( C.2A:58-10 et seq. ). If a violation also represents a crime or disorderly persons offense as set forth

in subsection b. of this section, the State Ethics Commission shall also refer the

matter to the Attorney General or appropriate county prosecutor for further investigation

and prosecution.