Home cultivation of cannabis is prohibited everywhere in New Jersey, including Fort Lee, regardless of medical or recreational status, making any plant growing for personal use a criminal offense.
Despite legalizing recreational cannabis through the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et seq.), New Jersey explicitly retained criminal penalties for personal home cultivation. Even one plant grown for personal use remains a third-degree crime. Fort Lee enforces this through cooperation with state and county law enforcement; the borough cannot legalize home growing locally because state law preempts. Medical patients also cannot legally grow their own supply.
Cultivating up to five plants is a third-degree crime punishable by 3-5 years in prison and fines up to $25,000. Larger operations carry first or second-degree felony exposure.
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