Bimonthly News Update

PDFNJ will be hosting a FREE webinar Tuesday, September 14, at 1pm - "Marijuana in the Workplace: How to Comply with NJ Regulations". This webinar is open to any NJ business, so we strongly encourage you to share this information with business associates. If you have any questions, please contact Bill Lillis, Drug-Free Workplace Coordinator, at bill@drugfreenj.org or 862-253-6808.

• A man failed workplace drug test days after N.J. legalized weed and was fired. Now he’s suing.

A fired worker is testing New Jersey’s state’s cannabis law by suing his former employer, alleging he was wrongfully terminated for marijuana use days after the state legalized the drug.

• When will NJ legal weed sales start?

The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission is scheduled to make decisions on medical marijuana that could affect when NJ legal weed sales start

• Finalizing the Rules for NJ’s Legal Marijuana Industry

Federal laws on marijuana have led to issues in states where the substance is legal, including New Jersey, affecting everything from banking to advertising.

• Connecticut Legalizes Recreational Marijuana, Will Allow Employers to Continue Prohibiting Recreational Marijuana Use

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont recently signed Senate Bill 1201, making Connecticut the 19th state to legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21 years or older.

• Can Employers Screen for Marijuana?

Companies need to consider whether they want to screen new hires and employees for marijuana, and how they can comply with the laws in all the locations where they may do business.

• Navigating Your Workplace Drug Testing Protocol After The Pandemic

To say the Covid-19 pandemic shook things up would be an understatement. As some semblance of order is returning — and employees are heading back to work — we face another challenge: how to handle workplace drug testing.

• Research finds connection between pandemic-related work status and substance use

The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic brought many relevant issues to light.

• BCCSA spearheads project to investigate substance use in construction

The board of directors of the BC Construction Safety Alliance (BCCSA) recently approved a project to study the impact of alcohol and other drugs (AOD) on the organization’s members across the province.

• Phillyman creates Phynally, a job search tool for marijuana users

Let’s say you are looking for a job- You go through the application process, but later you will find that your dream job requires a drug test.

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