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Bimonthly News Update

Drugs Don't Work in NJ will be hosting a FREE webinar Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 11am - "Challenges of Addressing Marijuana in the New Jersey Workplace". This webinar is open to all NJ businesses, organizations, and government agencies so we strongly encourage you to share this information with your employees, friends, and business associates. If you have any questions, please contact Bill Lillis, Drug-Free Workplace Coordinator, at bill@drugfreenj.org or 862-253-6808.

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MUST READ: 4 Jersey City police officers used cannabis legally while off-duty. The city suspended them without pay after testing positive

Four Jersey City police officers have filed civil service complaints and say they will sue the city after they were suspended without pay for testing positive for using cannabis while they were off-duty.

  • Time to disband N.J. commission regulating weed? One state senator thinks so

Sen. Vin Gopal, D-Monmouth, said Thursday he intends to draft legislation that would place the responsibilities of regulating the cannabis market in the state inside a cabinet-level state department, such as Treasury or Health.

  • Fentanyl is wreaking havoc on the workplace. Here's how to handle it

Employees are bringing the opioid crisis to the workplace. But bosses and coworkers can do substantial things to help.

  • The Economic Impact of the Opioid Epidemic

There is strong evidence that the opioid epidemic has reduced labor force participation in the United States.

  • Alcohol Addiction at Work: What Employers Should Know

In 2019, Jessica Dueñas was a special education teacher at a middle school in who had just been named the Kentucky Teacher of the Year…But Dueñas believed that if the school knew she was struggling with alcohol addiction, her flourishing career would crumble.

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