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MUST READ: New Jersey Court Partially Invalidates Hemp Law

A New Jersey Federal District Court made a big decision on hemp. The Court largely invalidated New Jersey's recent attempt to tighten controls on "intoxicating hemp products" like Delta-8 and Delta-10, which were previously sold in gas stations, smoke shops, and convenience stores without much oversight.

• A Huge Step to Help N.J. Patients Pay for Medical Weed is Coming Soon. No Other State Has Done This

A dozen years after New Jersey allowed the sale of medical marijuana for registered patients, cannabis products will be among the benefits available to government employees in some communities for the first time next year.

• Recent Study on Marijuana Use in the Workplaces Shows Job Categories with Highest Rates of Use

A study published in The American Journal of Public Health reviewed 30 Day past cannabis use of U.S workers which showed that the food, hospitality, entertainment and construction industries had the highest rates of use.

• Employers Get Firsthand Look at Recovery Friendly Workplace Benefits

The Colorado School of Public Health hosted a panel discussion which explored the stigma associated with substance use disorder, how long shift schedules and high stress work environments create challenges for those in recovery and the benefits of having recovery friendly workplace.

• A Human Resource Discussion Focusing on Marijuana in the Workplace

Douglas Oldham, labor and employment attorney at Barnes & Thornburg in Columbus, Ohio, talks about strategies for crafting a workplace drug policy that addresses marijuana use on this episode of The Human Resource.

• What Are the Common Misconceptions about Taking Medicinal Cannabis and Going to Work?

An employee whose job involved loading and unloading ship cargo, was fired after testing positive for THC in a random workplace drug test.

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