A 913 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Authorizes medical cannabis for treatment of sickle cell anemia.

This bill would add sickle cell anemia to the list of qualifying medical conditions for New Jersey's medical cannabis program. Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disorder characterized by chronic anemia and periodic pain episodes. If enacted, the bill would allow patients diagnosed with sickle cell anemia to obtain medical cannabis under the state's existing medical cannabis laws. The bill amends P.L.2009, c.307 to expand the list of qualifying conditions without changing the process for obtaining medical cannabis.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2025
General Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
Signed into Law
Jan 2026
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Dec 22, 2025 · General Assembly May 22, 2025

How they voted

370
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Dec 22, 2025
D Democratic25
25 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican15
12 Yea 3
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jan 12, 2026
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.223.
executive
Dec 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0)
upper
Dec 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Dec 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Nov 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
May 29, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (71-2-4)
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee
lower
5 primary · 6 co-sponsors

Sponsors