New Jersey Statutes 24:6I-5.3. Qualifying patient from another state, jurisdiction
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 24:6I-5.3
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
b. An individual who is registered as a designated caregiver in another state or jurisdiction within the United States that authorizes the medical use of cannabis shall be considered a designated caregiver for the purposes of P.L.2009, c.307 (C. 24:6I-1 et al.) for a period of up to six months, provided that the individual is in possession of both proof of registration in, and a valid photo identification card issued by, the other state or jurisdiction. During the six-month period, the individual shall be authorized to assist a registered qualifying patient with the medical use of cannabis and engage in such other conduct in connection with medical cannabis in New Jersey as is consistent with the requirements of P.L.2009, c.307 (C. 24:6I-1 et al.) and the laws of the state or jurisdiction in which the caregiver is registered, except that medical cannabis shall not be dispensed to the individual on behalf of a registered qualifying patient unless a health care practitioner licensed in New Jersey issues written instructions for the registered qualifying patient that meet the requirements of section 10 of P.L.2009, c.307 (C. 24:6I-10). No individual shall be authorized to assist a registered qualifying patient with the medical use of cannabis or engage in other conduct in connection with medical cannabis in New Jersey pursuant to a medical cannabis registration from another State or jurisdiction for more than six months unless the individual registers with the commission as a designated caregiver pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2009, c.307 (C. 24:6I-4). Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize delivery of medical cannabis to any person who is not registered with the commission pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2009, c.307 (C. 24:6I-4).
c. The commission shall seek to enter into reciprocity agreements with other states and jurisdictions within the United States that authorize the medical use of cannabis.
L.2019, c.153, s.7.