Home cannabis cultivation is illegal throughout Bergen County and all of New Jersey. The Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (CREAMMA) prohibits personal grow operations, even for adults 21 and over.
Despite legalizing recreational cannabis in 2021 under CREAMMA (N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et seq.), New Jersey did not authorize home cultivation. Growing even one plant remains a criminal offense across Bergen County. Adults 21+ may legally possess up to six ounces of cannabis purchased from licensed dispensaries but cannot grow their own. Penalties scale with plant count: under five plants is a fourth-degree crime; five or more plants is third-degree. Medical cannabis patients also cannot home-grow under current law, though advocacy efforts continue. Bergen County police enforce CREAMMA alongside municipal departments. Federal law also remains unchanged.
Growing fewer than five plants: up to 18 months prison, $10,000 fine. Five or more plants: up to five years, $25,000 fine.
Bergen County, NJ
Industrial and commercial noise in Bergen County is enforced under New Jersey's statewide Noise Control Code, N.J.A.C. 7:29, which sets dBA limits at receivi...
Bergen County, NJ
Aircraft noise in Bergen County, including operations at Teterboro Airport (TEB), is regulated exclusively by the Federal Aviation Administration. Neither th...
Bergen County, NJ
Amplified music and sound is prohibited in Bergen County parks except for official county use or with a written permit issued by the Department of Parks. Out...
Bergen County, NJ
Bergen County does not regulate leaf blower use countywide. Each municipality independently restricts seasonal use, decibel limits, and gas-powered equipment...
Bergen County, NJ
Bergen County does not set countywide residential quiet hours; those rules are set by each municipality under New Jersey's Noise Control Act. The county dire...
Bergen County, NJ
Construction hours are not set at the Bergen County level. Each of the county's 70 municipalities adopts its own permissible construction time window under N...
See how Bergen County's home cultivation rules stack up against other locations.
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.