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18‑year‑old medical patient asks CRC to allow 18–20-year-old patients into consumption lounges

New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission · April 23, 2026
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Summary

Angel Fernandez, an 18‑year‑old registered medical patient from Newark, told the commission that current consumption-lounge rules and purchase-age restrictions leave him without any legal indoor place to use medicine and requested a regulatory waiver under NJAC 17:30-37 to permit 18–20-year-old registered patients access to consumption lounges at hybrid dispensaries.

A registered medical patient addressed the commission during public comment, asking the CRC to consider a regulatory waiver to allow 18–20‑year‑old registered medical patients access to consumption lounges.

Angel Fernandez, 18 and a…

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