Bimonthly News Update

Drugs Don't Work in NJ will be hosting a FREE webinar Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 11am - "Marijuana in the NJ Workplace". 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.

• Special Update Alert for Drugs Don’t Work in NJ Members: Analysis of Employment Provisions of Pending Legislation in New Jersey regarding Cannabis (A21/S21)

Steve Trimboli esq, a frequent author of PDFNJ quarterly updates, provides members of Drugs Don’t Work in NJ with his perspective on how employers may be impacted on the current legislative developments in Trenton regarding legalization of marijuana/cannabis.

• Legislators need to slow their roll on marijuana legislation

New Jersey state senators — and pot industry darlings — Nick Scutari and Steve Sweeney have introduced their bill outlining the “regulations” that would be put in place on the state’s new pot industry.

• Sarlo Proposes Employer/Employee Safeguards under Cannabis Legalization

Senator Paul Sarlo, who serves as chairman of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement today proposing more specific safeguards for employers and employees with adult-use marijuana about to be legalized.

• Top lawmaker introduces bill to launch weed industry days after vote to legalize passes in N.J.

New Jersey is another step closer to launching a marijuana industry, as a key lawmaker introduced a bill Friday that outlines how the potential multi-billion-dollar market will operate.

• Assembly Committee Passes Quijano, Holley, Timberlake, McKnight, Danielsen & Wimberly, Bill Guiding Regulation of Adult-Use Cannabis in New Jersey

On November 3, New Jersey voters approved a ballot question, by roughly 67 percent, which asked to amend the State constitution to provide for the legalization of adult-use cannabis in

• NJBIA Seeks Workplace Safeguards in Weed Marketplace Bills

In testimony before two legislative committees today on bills to create and regulate a legal marijuana marketplace, NJBIA asked lawmakers for amendments clarifying that businesses can continue enforcing their drug and alcohol workplace safety standards.

• New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Announces Appointments To Cannabis Regulatory

Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday announced appointments to the Cannabis Regulatory Commission. It will provide oversight to New Jersey’s marijuana marketplace.

• Marijuana Wins Big On Election Day – What This Means for Employers

America saw a green wave sweep the country, with voters in three states, Arizona, Montana, and New Jersey, approving recreational marijuana, and voters in Mississippi approving medical marijuana.

• 'Creative approaches' keep drug testing alive despite remote work shift

A turbulent year has caused many employers to reexamine their hiring and workforce management policies, particularly if employees are working from home.

• Guidelines for Employers as More States Legalize Marijuana

As we reported in our recent commentary, voters in five states in the 2020 general election passed initiatives to legalize marijuana usage.

• How Marijuana Use in the Workplace is Perplexing Employers

About 24 million Americans ages 12 and older are current users of marijuana, according to a 2016 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration survey.

• Bill aims to clarify medical marijuana act

Addressing workplace safety and workers compensation, lawmakers in Pennsylvania on Friday introduced a bill that would clarify an employer’s responsibility and rights regarding the state’s four-year-old medical marijuana law.

• New Jersey’s Legalization of Marijuana: Employment Implications for NJ and NY

New Jersey has joined a growing list of states that have legalized recreational

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