Bimonthly News Update

PDFNJ will be hosting a FREE webinar Thursday, March 4, at 11am - "Marijuana in the NJ Workplace: A Focus on Worker’s Compensation". 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 law(s) legalizing the recreational use of marijuana may be agreed upon soon. Once regulations are set, we will contact you. PDFNJ will be revising our drug-free workplace tool kit so members can adjust their drug-free workplace policies and procedures as needed to be in full compliance with the law(s).

• New N.J. weed compromise moves forward — but it looks a lot like the last failed plan

Lawmakers on Friday advanced a new compromise on penalties for underage marijuana use, hoping to pass something that will make Gov. Phil Murphy agree to sign big bills to legalize and decriminalize weed into law.

• Can you smoke up in New Jersey? Cops say no, not yet.

New Jerseyans voted two-to-one in November to legalize recreational cannabis for people 21 and over.

• Halt to marijuana prosecutions extended as N.J. legal weed stalls

New Jersey’s top law enforcement official has extended an order halting prosecutions for low-level marijuana offenses through the end of March, according to a memo from his office addressed to prosecutors across the state.

• How to Get a Medical Marijuana Card In New Jersey

New Jersey voted to legalize recreational marijuana, but the state is still developing the rules that will allow legal adult-use sales at dispensaries

• Drug Cartels Changing Tactics during Pandemic

Mexican drug cartels have adapted to changes in drug distribution caused by the pandemic, according to the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

• Dealing with the Opioid Threat in the Construction Industry

Opioids pose a substantial threat to the construction industry.

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