{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/cbn/new-jersey/","compound":{"slug":"cbn","name":"CBN (Cannabinol)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabinol"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"NJ","name":"New Jersey"},"as_of":"2026-09-23","answer":"As of September 23, 2026, CBN (Cannabinol) is legal to sell at retail with restrictions in New Jersey. CBN not scheduled/named, but NJ's 2025 conversion ban (P.L.2025 c.215) bars chemically-converted cannabinoids; total-THC standard, 0.4 mg/co. The limit is 0.4 mg total THC/container (mg per container). Controlling source: NJ-CRC Intoxicating Hemp-Derived Products FAQ (P.L.2025 c.215).","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"CBN not scheduled/named, but NJ's 2025 conversion ban (P.L.2025 c.215) bars chemically-converted cannabinoids; total-THC standard, 0.4 mg/co","rule_type":"permanent","tier":"concentration_cap","schedule_class":null,"limit":{"type":"mg_per_container","value":0.4,"unit":"mg total THC/container"},"effective_date":"2026-01-13","verified_at":"2026-09-23","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"NJ-CRC Intoxicating Hemp-Derived Products FAQ (P.L.2025 c.215): \"The law immediately prohibits the sale of cannabinoids not naturally found in the plant, and cannabinoids that were synthesized using a chemical process in a laboratory setting (even if naturally occurring in the plant).\" Starting 2026-04-13, the following do not meet the definition of hemp: \"cannabinoids that are capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant but were chemically synthesized or manufactured; and products exceeding 0.4 milligrams of total THC per container.\"","excerpt_source_url":"https://www.nj.gov/cannabis/resources/faqs/intoxicating-hemp/","citations":[{"title":"NJ-CRC Intoxicating Hemp-Derived Products FAQ (P.L.2025 c.215)","url":"https://www.nj.gov/cannabis/resources/faqs/intoxicating-hemp/","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission","type":"gov","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"N.J.S.A. 24:21-5(e)(17) (Schedule I; tetrahydrocannabinols except in hemp)","url":"https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-24/section-24-21-5/","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Justia (NJ statute mirror)","type":"statute","primary":false,"official":true}],"history":[{"date":"2026-09-23","field":"status","from":"illegal","to":"restricted"},{"date":"2026-09-23","field":"status","from":"restricted","to":"illegal"}]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"DE","status":"legal"},{"code":"NY","status":"restricted"},{"code":"PA","status":"legal"}],"laws":[{"citation":"N.J.S.A. 2A:170-51.12","title":"Sale of flavored vapor products prohibited","official_url":"https://pub.njleg.gov/bills/2018/PL19/425_.HTM","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-10-07","text_hash":"a098414247dd4a29ea6ebe21d49bb72a591dd65588a92c003c689f39f8d0d03c"},{"citation":"P.L. 2025, c.215, as amended by P.L. 2026, c.7; CRC Intoxicating Hemp FAQ","title":"P.L. 2025, c.215, as amended by P.L. 2026, c.7; CRC Intoxicating Hemp FAQ","official_url":"https://www.nj.gov/cannabis/resources/faqs/intoxicating-hemp/index.shtml","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-10-07","text_hash":"d78156d87a53f520e18ae6b1e2b72aa93639f9460522e85f016af42b91c412c3"},{"citation":"P.L.2024, c.73 (S3235 3R), Sec. 1 (amending N.J.S.A. 4:28-8) - 'Hemp product', 'Hemp', and 'Total THC' definitions","title":"New Jersey Hemp Farming Act - Definitions (as amended by the 2024 intoxicating-hemp act)","official_url":"https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/AL24/73_.HTM","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-02","text_hash":"02580afd99c4410b8c94d56be0845750bbfef350755e80e794dc78acff3be592"},{"citation":"P.L.2024, c.73 (S3235 3R), Sec. 2 (amending Sec. 3 of P.L.2021, c.16, C.24:6I-33) - 'Intoxicating hemp product' definition","title":"New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act - 'Intoxicating hemp product' definition","official_url":"https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/AL24/73_.HTM","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-02","text_hash":"12bd2076e707ac3a076688ee7c830aede81d0812a00f839bf2af544e1f2bd511"},{"citation":"P.L.2025, c.215, as amended by P.L.2026, c.7 (New Jersey intoxicating hemp-derived products law)","title":"Intoxicating Hemp-Derived Products -- exclusion of synthesized cannabinoids from hemp; immediate prohibition on chemically synthesized cannabinoids","official_url":"https://www.nj.gov/cannabis/resources/faqs/intoxicating-hemp/","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-19","text_hash":"e79396c421d49acc14b88ae30b5e3b85f2952dd0f4a6191e5a111ae5e4a61160"}]}