Bimonthly News Update

Drugs Don't Work in NJ will be hosting a FREE webinar Wednesday, June 22, at 1pm - "How to Address Marijuana in the Workplace: The Challenges of Measuring Impairment". This webinar is open to all NJ residents, so we strongly encourage you to share this information with your employees, family and 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.

• MUST READ: What is fentanyl and why is it behind the deadly surge in US overdoses? A medical toxicologist explains

As fentanyl has become ubiquitous across the U.S., it has transformed the illicit drug market and raised the risk of overdose.

• New Jersey Politicians Targeting Cops, But No Other Profession for Exempting Legal Marijuana

Police officers are now the only profession being singled out for using marijuana in New Jersey 

• All eyes on New Jersey as it grapples with letting cops use cannabis

Lawyers who spoke with the New Jersey Monitor have different opinions on the leeway states can give to cops who want to smoke.

• Weed policy options for multi-state employers -- are there any?

As we all know, a growing number of states have legalized marijuana use to varying degrees. If an employer has operations in multiple states, chances are good that its obligations will be different in different locations. 

• Positive drug tests increase for drivers

Rising drug positivity rates among truck drivers and other transportation workers are raising safety concerns.

• Clocking in with Cannabis and Cocaine. See Why Workplace Drug Positivity Tests Are Rising

Employers are dropping drug-testing requirements as more and more employees are testing positive for marijuana and other substances.

• How to Combat workplace burnout and addiction with empathy and resilience

Tiffany Swedeen, a registered nurse, clinical instructor, and Certified Professional Recovery Coach, is also in long term recovery from alcohol and opioid addiction.

• Miner failed a drug test after taking legal CBD. His suspension stands, WV court says

A West Virginia coal miner’s two-year legal battle over a CBD sleep aid and a positive drug test has come to a head after the state’s highest court ruled his six-month suspension from work was justified.

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