Version 1.1 · Effective on acceptance
Flower Freight operates a software platform that allows licensed New Jersey cannabis businesses to record and produce the documentation required when transporting cannabis, and to publish and accept transport assignments between themselves (the "Platform").
Flower Freight is not a cannabis distributor, carrier, broker, freight forwarder, or transportation provider. Flower Freight does not hold a license issued by the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission ("Commission"), does not at any time take physical custody, possession, control, or title of cannabis or cannabis products, does not operate vehicles, and does not employ or engage drivers.
Flower Freight is not a party to any transport arrangement formed between Operators. Each Operator contracts directly with the other.
Use of the Platform is limited to businesses holding a current, valid license issued by the Commission, and to individuals authorized by such a business to act on its behalf.
Operators posting transport assignments must hold a license class permitted to ship cannabis. Operators accepting assignments must hold a license class permitted to transport cannabis, either as a Class 4 Cannabis Distributor or as a licensee self-transporting its own product as permitted under N.J.A.C. 17:30-9.15(a).
Class 6 Cannabis Delivery Service licenses authorize retail-to-consumer delivery only and are not eligible to accept business-to-business transport assignments on the Platform.
Operator will notify Flower Freight within three business days if its license is suspended, revoked, expires, or is materially modified.
An Operator may create accounts for individual drivers it employs or engages. The Operator is responsible for every action taken under a driver account it creates, and for deactivating that account when the individual is no longer authorized.
Driver accounts have restricted access. A driver may view only assignments allocated to them, and may record location, temperature, and proof of delivery only for those assignments. A driver cannot view the load board, rates, other Operators, or any account information.
Location data may only be recorded by the driver assigned to a given transport. This restriction is enforced by the Platform.
The Operator represents that each driver it credentials holds a valid driver's license and any identification card required by the Commission, and that the information supplied about that driver is accurate.
Operator is solely responsible for its own compliance with applicable law, including N.J.A.C. 17:30, Metrc reporting, vehicle and insurance requirements, staffing requirements, and any conditions attached to its license.
Compliance features provided by the Platform — including document storage, location records, temperature logs, manifest generation, and audit export — are tools. They do not constitute legal advice, do not guarantee compliance, and do not transfer any regulatory obligation to Flower Freight.
Where the Platform assists in creating or submitting a transfer manifest, the licensee remains fully responsible for its accuracy and timeliness. A manifest marked as a draft by the Platform is not valid for transport.
Records produced by the Platform reflect data captured by Operators and their drivers. Flower Freight does not independently verify the accuracy of that data.
Flower Freight does not process, hold, escrow, disburse, or otherwise handle payments between Operators. Compensation for transport is arranged and settled directly between the parties.
Operator pays Flower Freight a periodic subscription fee for Platform access. That fee is unrelated to the value, volume, or outcome of any transport assignment and is not a commission, percentage, or per-transaction charge.
Amounts displayed on the Platform reflect what Operators have agreed between themselves. They are informational and create no payment obligation to or from Flower Freight.
Operators transporting cannabis must maintain hired and non-owned automobile liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence as required by N.J.A.C. 17:30-9.15(d), keep a current certificate on file with the Platform, and notify Flower Freight promptly if coverage lapses, is cancelled, or is materially reduced.
Flower Freight verifies that a certificate has been provided and that it states the required coverage and endorsements. Flower Freight does not underwrite, guarantee, or independently confirm the validity or continued effect of any policy.
Where coverage lapses, the Platform may restrict the Operator's ability to accept new assignments until a current certificate is on file.
Operator attests, for each vehicle registered on the Platform, that it complies with N.J.A.C. 17:30-9.15(c) and (e): a secure lockbox or cargo area, an active GPS device, functioning heating and air conditioning, no markings identifying it as transporting cannabis, and that the vehicle has been reported to the Commission.
These attestations are made by the Operator. Flower Freight records them and does not inspect vehicles.
An Operator who accepts a transport assignment and subsequently cancels may incur a reputation event recorded on the Platform. Penalties escalate as the cancellation approaches the scheduled pickup time.
Cancellation more than 24 hours before scheduled pickup carries no penalty. Between 12 and 24 hours carries a minor penalty. Between 2 and 12 hours carries a major penalty. Within 2 hours, or failure to appear, carries a severe penalty.
Cancellations arising from vehicle failure, regulatory hold, weather, or circumstances outside the Operator's reasonable control may be reviewed and adjusted on request.
Either party to an assignment may open a dispute through the Platform. Flower Freight will make available the objective records it holds, which may include location data, temperature logs, timestamps, manifests, and electronic proof of delivery.
Flower Freight may offer informal mediation as a convenience. Flower Freight does not act as arbitrator, adjudicator, or insurer, and any opinion offered is non-binding. Operators retain every remedy available to them at law.
Operator retains ownership of the content it submits, including load details, documents, and business information.
Operator grants Flower Freight a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, and create derivative works from transaction data for the purpose of generating aggregated and anonymized market intelligence, including lane rate benchmarks, transit time analysis, capacity metrics, and industry reporting.
Aggregated and anonymized data derived from Platform activity is the exclusive property of Flower Freight, which may publish, license, and commercialize it. Such data will not identify any individual Operator, license number, counterparty, driver, or specific transaction.
Flower Freight will not disclose an Operator's individual transaction records, customer relationships, rates, or driver information to any other Operator, except as required by law or lawful regulatory request.
Compliance records associated with completed transports are retained for the period required by applicable law, and remain available to the Operator for export.
Facility names, contact details, and counterparty information disclosed through the Platform in connection with an accepted assignment are disclosed for the purpose of performing that assignment.
Operator will not use information obtained through the Platform to solicit, divert, or interfere with another Operator's existing business relationships.
A posting Operator may restrict an assignment to Class 4 Cannabis Distributors where the shipment is commercially sensitive.
The Platform is provided as is. Flower Freight makes no warranty regarding the conduct, performance, licensure, insurance, solvency, or fitness of any Operator or driver.
Location and temperature recording depend on the driver's device, network availability, and the driver taking the required actions. Flower Freight does not warrant that any particular record will be captured.
Flower Freight is not liable for loss, theft, damage, spoilage, delay, misdelivery, contamination, regulatory violation, fine, seizure, or any other loss arising from transport arranged, recorded, or documented through the Platform.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Flower Freight's aggregate liability to any Operator for any claim arising from use of the Platform shall not exceed the total subscription fees paid by that Operator in the twelve months preceding the event giving rise to the claim.
Nothing in this section limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.
Operator will indemnify and hold harmless Flower Freight from claims arising from Operator's transport activities, regulatory violations, misrepresentation of license, insurance, vehicle, or driver status, the conduct of any driver it credentials, or breach of these Terms.
Flower Freight may suspend or terminate access where a license lapses, required insurance lapses, an Operator repeatedly cancels accepted assignments, an Operator materially misrepresents information, or use of the Platform violates applicable law.
Operator may cancel a subscription at any time. Access continues through the end of the paid period. Compliance records associated with completed assignments are retained as required by law and remain exportable.
Flower Freight may update these Terms. Material changes will be notified in advance and Operators will be asked to accept the updated version before continuing to use the Platform. Acceptance is recorded with a timestamp and version reference.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey, without regard to conflict of law principles. Venue for any dispute lies in the state or federal courts of New Jersey.