Bill Text: NJ SR163 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Urges President and Congress of United States to enact legislation establishing safe daily level of cannabidiol consumption.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-12-16 - Filed with Secretary of State [SR163 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2018-SR163-Amended.html

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[First Reprint]

SENATE RESOLUTION No. 163

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

218th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED NOVEMBER 7, 2019

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  ROBERT W. SINGER

District 30 (Monmouth and Ocean)

Senator  JOSEPH F. VITALE

District 19 (Middlesex)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Urges President and Congress of United States to enact legislation establishing a safe daily level of cannabidiol consumption. 

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As reported by the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee on November 14, 2019, with amendments.

 

A Senate Resolution urging the President and Congress of the United States to enact legislation establishing a safe daily level of cannabidiol consumption.

 

Whereas, Cannabidiol is a chemical that is prevalent in ¹[marijuana and hemp] products derived from the cannabis plant¹; and

Whereas, ¹[Cannabidiol] Unlike tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is also prevalent in products derived from the cannabis plant, the consumption of cannabidiol¹ does not ¹produce euphoric effects or¹ cause an individual to feel "high" ¹[in contrast to the chemical tetrahydrocannabidol (THC)]¹ ; and

Whereas, The ¹federal¹ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) states that products such as food additives and dietary supplements that contain cannabidiol are illegal under federal law; and

Whereas, Within the past three years, more than 1,500 cannabidiol products have come to the market without a clear approach for regulation or any plan from the FDA to balance consumer access and protect consumer health; and

Whereas, The lack of clear policy towards cannabidiol from the FDA and the patchwork regulation of ¹the¹ substance by the states ¹[create] has created¹ a complicated legal framework ¹[for] in which¹ cannabidiol companies ¹[for their operations] are attempting to operate¹ ; and

¹Whereas, The lack of clear regulatory guidance includes uncertainty as to the level of cannabidiol content that is safe and appropriate for human consumption.  This uncertainty can present a risk to the public health, as consumers have access to a wide variety of cannabidiol products but no clear direction as to what amount is safe to consume in a single sitting or over the course of time; and¹

Whereas, As a result of this ¹uncertain legal¹ framework, ¹it has become difficult for cannabidiol companies to participate in¹ interstate commerce ¹[for national cannabidiol companies is difficult]¹ because banks, insurance companies, and merchant service companies are uneasy about providing services to cannabidiol companies ¹, which may be¹ at ¹[the]¹ risk of ¹[involvement from] investigation or adverse enforcement actions by¹ the FDA; and

Whereas, By enacting legislation that specifies a safe daily level of cannabidiol consumption, the President and Congress of the United States would ¹[be able to] help¹ allow individuals to experience the ¹[medical] holistic and therapeutic¹ benefits of cannabidiol while ensuring consumer safety and ¹[also generate] facilitate the participation of cannabidiol companies in interstate commerce, thereby generating increased¹ economic activity ¹[from allowing interstate commerce for cannabidiol companies] nationwide¹ ; now, therefore,

 

     Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    This House ¹respectfully¹ urges the President and Congress of the United States to ¹[establish] enact legislation establishing¹ a safe daily ¹consumption¹ level ¹[of] for¹ cannabidiol ¹[consumption]¹ .

 

     2.    Copies of this resolution, as filed with the Secretary of State ¹,¹ shall be transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to the President and Vice President of the United States, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the United States Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and each member of the United States Congress elected from this State.