N.J.S.A. 26:2-82 — Destruction of marihuana weed; exceptions.

26:2-82 Destruction of marihuana weed; exceptions. 2. Upon certification by the Department of Health of the existence of Marihuana weed at the location examined by the Department of Health, then the county prosecutor is hereby empowered to dispatch one of the prosecutor's agents to the location so certified and the agent shall destroy the Marihuana weed and the county prosecutor or the agent shall not be civilly responsible in any manner whatsoever for destruction of the Marihuana weed. "Marihuana" shall not mean hemp or a hemp product cultivated, handled, processed, transported, and sold pursuant to the "New Jersey Hemp Farming Act," P.L.2019, c.238 (C.4:28-6 et al.). L.1939, c.248, s.2; amended 2018, c.139, s.10; 2019, c.238, s.14.

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