S 1561 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

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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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
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