N.J.A.C. 17:30-9.15(c)(3) requires functioning heating and air conditioning systems appropriate for maintaining correct storage temperatures for cannabis and cannabis products. The rule does not specify a universal temperature-logging interval in that subsection.
Do not invent a rule that is not there
Compliance content loses credibility when it converts a capability requirement into a made-up logging mandate. The secure-transport rule speaks to functioning heating and air conditioning appropriate for correct storage temperatures.
Flower Freight’s temperature readings should therefore be described accurately: as supplemental transport evidence that helps document how the trip was managed.
Start and end readings create a simple operational habit
A practical workflow can prompt the driver to record temperature at meaningful transport events such as trip start and delivery completion. Additional readings can be added when the operator’s SOP or product sensitivity calls for them.
Those readings become more useful when they are automatically tied to the driver, load, vehicle, and timestamps.
Exceptions matter more than perfect-looking charts
If a reading is outside the operator’s acceptable range, the system should preserve the event and the response rather than hiding it. Good compliance evidence explains deviations.
That might include a corrective action, product assessment, route change, delay, or other internal SOP response.
Evidence should survive the trip
A temperature displayed on a dashboard during transit has limited audit value if it disappears after completion. Historical transport evidence should remain retrievable with the rest of the run.
Flower Freight is designed to keep temperature observations with the transport packet so they can be reviewed alongside GPS, custody, and receiving evidence.
Frequently asked questions
Does NJ require a specific temperature reading cadence for cannabis transport?
The cited secure-transport subsection requires appropriate functioning heating and air conditioning; it does not state a universal reading interval.
Why log temperature at all?
Temperature logs can provide contemporaneous evidence of how the operator managed storage conditions during a specific transport.
Can temperature evidence be part of the audit packet?
Yes. Flower Freight is designed to preserve trip temperature readings alongside the transport record.
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