Bimonthly News Update

PDFNJ will be hosting a FREE webinar Monday, May 3, at 11am - "Marijuana in the NJ Workplace: What Now?". 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.

The NJ Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance and Marketplace Modernization Act was signed into law by Governor Murphy on February 22, 2021, thereby legalizing recreational use of marijuana by adults 21 and over.

The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey will continue to keep our members updated on this important issue. Our tool kit is currently undergoing revision to provide updated information on policies and procedures related to the law to assist you in maintaining a healthy, safe and drug-free workplace. Further revision will occur in the months ahead when the Cannabis Regulatory Commission sets forth its requirements for employers.

PDFNJ is grateful to Stephen E. Trimboli, esq. of Trimboli & Prusnowski LLC for providing the employer alert below for our Drugs Don’t Work members on this recent New Jersey Court ruling.

• New Jersey Supreme Court: Medical Marijuana Costs Are Covered By Workers Compensation

On April 13, 2021, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Hagar v. M & K Construction.

• Medical Marijuana Patients Just Got a Huge Win as NJ Court Says Company Must Pay Injured Workers’ Bills

The New Jersey Supreme Court dealt medical marijuana patients a big victory Tuesday, ruling unanimously that a construction company must pay for an injured employer’s medical cannabis bills.

• NEW JERSEY LEGALIZES MARIJUANA, CREATES NEW PROTECTED EMPLOYEE CLASS

New Jersey recently became the newest state to clarify the interplay between marijuana legalization and employment with the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act, or NJCREAMMA.

• As NJ cannabis regulators get going, lawmakers still tinker with legislation

It took more than four tortuous years — and the creaky machinations of New Jersey Democratic politics — before adult-use marijuana was legalized earlier this year. Now, the hard work actually began Monday with the first meeting of the state’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission

• New York Passes Employment Protections For Recreational Cannabis Use

On March 31, 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Cannabis/Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (the “Act”), which legalizes recreational cannabis use for adults aged 21 and over.

• Supervisors and people in safety-sensitive jobs using cannabis at work, researchers find 

Workers who reported using cannabis before or during a shift – including supervisors and people in safety-sensitive jobs – had jobs and work environments in which detection was less likely, according to the results of a recent study out of Canada.

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