New Jersey § 24:6i-26

§ 24:6i-26.

a. No person shall be appointed to or employed by the commission if, during the period

commencing three years prior to appointment or employment, the person held any direct

or indirect interest in, or any employment by, any holder of, or applicant for, a

medical cannabis cultivator, medical cannabis manufacturer, medical cannabis dispensary,

or clinical registrant permit pursuant to P.L.2009, c. 307 ( C.24:6I-1 et al.) or otherwise 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 pursuant to P.L.2021, c. 16 ( C.24:6I-31 et al.), or an 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 ; provided, however, that notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,

any such person may be appointed to or employed by the commission if the person's

prior interest in any such permit holder , license holder, entity, or applicant would not, in the opinion of the commission, interfere with the objective

discharge of the person's obligations of appointment or employment, but in no instance

shall any person be appointed to or employed by the commission if the person's prior

interest in such permit holder , license holder, entity, or applicant constituted a controlling interest in that permit holder , license holder, entity, or applicant; and provided further, however, that notwithstanding any other provision

of law to the contrary, any such person may be employed by the commission in a secretarial

or clerical position if, in the opinion of the commission, the person's previous employment

by, or interest in, any permit holder , license holder, entity, or applicant would not interfere with the objective discharge of the person's employment obligations. b. Prior to appointment or employment, each member of the commission and each employee

of the commission shall swear or affirm that the member or employee, as applicable,

possesses no interest in any business or organization issued a medical cannabis cultivator,

medical cannabis manufacturer, medical cannabis dispensary, or clinical registrant

permit , or cannabis cultivator, cannabis manufacturer, cannabis wholesaler, cannabis distributor,

cannabis retailer, or cannabis delivery service license by the commission , or in 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 . c. (1) Each member of the commission shall file with the State Ethics Commission a

financial disclosure statement listing all assets and liabilities, property and business

interests, and sources of income of the member and the member's spouse, domestic partner,

or partner in a civil union couple, as the case may be, and shall also provide to

the State Ethics Commission in the same financial disclosure statement a list of all

assets and liabilities, property and business interests, and sources of income of

each dependent child or stepchild, recognized by blood or by law, of the member, or

of the spouse, domestic partner, or partner in a civil union couple residing in the

same household as the member. Each statement shall be under oath and shall be filed at the time of appointment

and annually thereafter. (2) Each employee of the commission, except for secretarial and clerical personnel,

shall file with the State Ethics Commission a financial disclosure statement listing

all assets and liabilities, property and business interests, and sources of income

of the employee and the employee's spouse, domestic partner, or partner in a civil

union couple, as the case may be. Such statement shall be under oath and shall be filed at the time of employment

and annually thereafter. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (n) of section 10 of P.L.1971, c. 182

( C.52:13D-21 ), only financial disclosure statements filed by a commission employee who is in a

policy-making management position shall be posted on the Internet website of the State

Ethics Commission.