New Jersey's hemp industry is at a regulatory standstill after the state announced that "at this time" it won't enforce a new law temporarily banning hemp sales, four days after a federal judge upheld most aspects of the law as constitutional.
John Williams, a cannabis and hemp attorney with Porzio Compliance Services, said the state has failed to provide sufficient guidance to business owners, hemp farmers, manufacturers, and retailers. Some feel as though they're in limbo, unclear about what they can and can't do, he said.
"Some people have removed the product off the shelves. Some are selling it very judiciously. Everybody's looking for more clarification, because they're getting 180 degrees in terms of differing opinions," Williams said.
The state's hemp law went into effect Saturday, but the only provision state officials said they will enforce is prohibiting sales to people under the age of 21.
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