Healthy New Jersey

Governor Phil Murphy • Lt. Governor Tahesha Way

Cannabis Regulatory Commission

The Office of Minority, Disabled Veterans, and Women Business Development

The Office of Minority, Disabled Veterans, and Women Business Development was established by the CREAMM Act to promote and facilitate a diverse cannabis market in New Jersey. The Office is charged with outreach to underserved populations with information about the Cannabis Regulatory Commission and its programs. Those populations include individuals with conditions that may benefit from the Medicinal Cannabis Program, entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs from socially and economically disadvantaged communities, and communities disproportionately harmed by the War on Drugs who want to apply for cannabis business licenses.

For would-be cannabis business operators, we are here to provide information and to help connect them with available resources - including technical assistance - that will help to lower the barriers to entry into the recreational and medicinal cannabis industry.

The CREAMM Act stipulates that at least 15% of licenses across all license classes should be awarded to minorities, and 15% should be awarded to women and disabled veterans. Our commitment is to consistently surpass those benchmarks as the minimum for what will make New Jersey’s cannabis industry diverse, equitable, and inclusive.

How to Submit a Social Equity Application

Automatic Expungement of Marijuana Record

  • If your record is one of the following offenses:

    • possession of marijuana/hash
    • distribution of <1 ounce of marijuana
    • distribution of <5 grams of hash

    Plus any of the offenses below:
    (only if combined with one of the above)

    • possession of drug paraphernalia
    • use or being under the influence
    • failure to make lawful disposition

    Your record will be automatically expunged - it will no longer be searchable!

    If you want to confirm that your record qualifies for an expungement, even though this is not necessary, you can request a certification by:

    Step 1 - Find “Criminal/Family/Municipal – Expungements – Requests for Copies of Expunged or Sealed Records; Certification of Automatic Expungement” at njcourts.gov

    Step 2 - Scroll to and print out the form on page 13 titled, "Request by Defendant/Juveniles for Copies of Their Own Expunged and/or Sealed Records"

    Step 3 - Fill out Part A and check the box in Part B for "Certification of Expungement by Supreme Court Order"

    Step 4 - Return this form in person to the court where the charges are from and bring a photo ID (i.e. driver's license, passport). If you cannot remember which court this is, it is also acceptable to go to your local municipal court, the criminal or family division of any Superior Court, or the Superior Court Clerk's Office in Trenton.

    Download or print these steps.

SEEF 101

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