Establishes increased penalties for smoking cannabis or marijuana on public beaches.
This bill increases fines for smoking cannabis or marijuana on New Jersey public beaches. It raises penalties to $500 for a first offense (up from $250), $1,000 for a second offense (up from $500), and $1,500 for each subsequent offense. The bill also directs 50% of collected fines to state smoking cessation programs and 50% to the municipality where the violation occurred. It specifically targets cannabis/marijuana smoking on beaches, leaving cigarette smoking penalties unchanged.
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in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2024
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shirley Turner
DDemocratic
P
Tony Bucco
RRepublican
Co
Carmen Amato
RRepublican
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