Bimonthly News Update

Drugs Don't Work in NJ will be hosting a FREE webinar Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 11am - "Marijuana in the Workplace - the Challenge of Impairment". 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.

MUST READ: Walmart Wins Lawsuit Over Marijuana Use in New Jersey

On May 26, 2023, Walmart emerged victorious in a lawsuit filed by Erick Zanetich under the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance and Marketplace Modernization Act (CREAMMA).

• More Post-Accident Drug Tests Coming Back Positive for Marijuana

Employers are discovering more marijuana use in drug tests after workplace accidents, according to new research from Quest Diagnostics.

• Medical Marijuana, Employees Who Drive and the Risk of a DUI?

As more states legalize marijuana and competition for talent grows fiercer, the U.S. government is loosening guidelines from the “Just Say No” era.

• Majority of States Have Legalized Marijuana, but OSHA’s Post-Incident Drug-Testing Guidance Hasn’t Changed

As of May 1, 2023, marijuana had been legalized for medicinal or recreational use, or both, in thirty-eight states. 

• Marijuana in the Manufacturing Workplace

Manufacturing employers still may prohibit the use of marijuana at work, as well as marijuana impairment at work. But marijuana drug testing is complicated and controversial because of the legal protections for off-duty marijuana use.

• Marijuana banned from Delaware (State) workplaces after legalization

With the legalization of marijuana, workplaces in Delaware will now have to contend with the increased usage that will bring. In response to the bills, the state of Delaware implemented a new policy for all executive branches to ban smoking or being under the influence of marijuana, similar to the use of alcohol.

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