Bimonthly News Update

Drugs Don't Work in NJ will be hosting a FREE webinar TOMORROW, June 22, at 1pm - "How to Address Marijuana in the Workplace". 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: N.J. legal weed in full swing, but still no rules for detecting if workers are high on the job

Six weeks after New Jersey launched a highly profitable recreational marijuana program and 15 months after the law allowing it took effect, the state agency charged with regulating the new industry still has not come up with basic standards for detecting weed in the workplace.

• Time to rethink our approach to workplace drug testing

The United States is undergoing a paradigm shift in the perception and regulation of drug use. While marijuana continues to be illegal at the federal level, its eventual legalization feels like a foregone conclusion as more states push forward with legislation.  

• Middletown Chief on off-duty Weed for Cops: Until the Law Changes, We have to Follow It.

Police Chief Christopher Leusner has not been shy about sharing his concerns with the possibility that officers may now smoke weed off duty. 

• Weed at work: How HR leaders should handle the legalization of marijuana

The workplace conversation around substance use has always been about how to prevent it. But as marijuana becomes legalized across the U.S., are HR leaders equipped to change their stance? 

• NCCI releases report on workers' comp legislation

States continue to grapple with the issue of medical marijuana reimbursement in workers’ compensation, and are divided as to whether to allow, require, or prohibit reimbursement. 

• Employer Drug-Testing Rules Clipped by Rhode Island Marijuana Legalization

Rhode Island has joined a small but growing minority of states that extend employment protections to employees who use marijuana during non-working hours.

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