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type: "Bill"
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title: "Revises requirements to authorize and access medical cannabis; establishes Cannabis Regulatory Commission; revises permit requirements for alternative treatment centers; and establishes additional legal protections for patients and caregivers."
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description: "Revises requirements to authorize and access medical cannabis; establishes Cannabis Regulatory Commission; revises permit requirements for alternative treatment centers; and establishes additional legal protections for patients and caregivers."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
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legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
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session: "218"
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identifier: "A 20"
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citation: "New Jersey A 20 (218)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["DRUG ABUSE", "HEALTH", "PHARMACEUTIC"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Danielsen, Joe", "Downey, Joann", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Murphy, Carol A.", "O'Scanlon, Declan J.", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Vitale, Joseph F.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 9
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2019-07-02T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca1c722d-e5d4-4f2a-81fb-0507fbda1e4d"
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source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
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source_hash: "0d63c69b3bc36d2edd59db884722072685c3205463792a26a2cc356a551fcc7e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
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---
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# New Jersey A 20 (218) — Revises requirements to authorize and access medical cannabis; establishes Cannabis Regulatory Commission; revises permit requirements for alternative treatment centers; and establishes additional legal protections for patients and caregivers.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A0500/20_I1.HTM)
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## Votes
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **32–5** (pass) · upper
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **66–5** (pass) · lower
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- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
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- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
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- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
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- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
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- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — primary (person)
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- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
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- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
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- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
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- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
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- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
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- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
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- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
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- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
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- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
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- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
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- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (66-5-6) `passage`
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- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
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- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S20
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- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Sa (Singer)
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- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Table Sa (22-12) (Weinberg)
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- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (32-5) `passage`
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- **2019-07-02T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.153. `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca1c722d-e5d4-4f2a-81fb-0507fbda1e4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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