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.

• Cannabis Law Clarifications: Attorneys discuss use of marijuana and the workplace as regulations remain in limbo

Cannabis use and possession of up to six ounces is now legal on private property in New Jersey for adults over the age of 21.

• NJ legal weed deadlines are approaching. What will the next year bring?

The next six weeks will set the tone for the next year of legal weed in New Jersey.

• NJ Towns wonder how to handle legal weed now that they won’t get more time to decide

The state legislature is out for the summer, and its members left without touching a bill that would have extended the deadline for municipalities to act on cannabis

• NJ Governor OKs Telehealth Prescriptions for Medical Marijuana

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed into law a bill that allows healthcare providers to prescribe medical marijuana via telehealth.

• Clearing the Fog: What Employers Should Look Out for Following Connecticut’s Legalization of Recreational Cannabis

Following in the footsteps of New Jersey and New York, Connecticut became the most recent state in the Northeast to legalize recreational use of marijuana.

• Alcohol Abuse is on the Rise, but Doctors Too Often Fail to Treat It

People with alcohol use disorder are often seen in clinics and hospitals, but medical professionals too often ignore the condition.

• How Business Can End the Addiction Epidemic

The extraordinary effort to combat and end the COVID pandemic included a massive public information drive to educate and inform people about the disease and how to protect against it.

• Shawn Kilgarlin Talks about New Illegal Substance Testing Technology

According to Shawn Kilgarlin drug screening plays a key role in the criminal justice system, the workplace, and rehabilitation programs for people with addictions, yet it is obvious that the standard methods of testing (urine, blood, hair, or saliva) have their shortcomings.

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