Drugs Don't Work in NJ will be hosting a FREE webinar Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 11am - "How to Address Marijuana in the 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.

Bimonthly News Update

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• Buffalo Firefighter fired for medical marijuana returns to work after settlement

A Buffalo firefighter returns to work this week after he settled his wrongful termination lawsuit with the City of Buffalo and the fire department, which terminated him in 2021 for testing positive for cannabis despite being a registered medical patient.

• N.J. is closer to allowing public cannabis consumption areas, as local startups hope for bigger opportunities

New Jersey is close to establishing regulations that would allow cannabis retailers and medical cannabis facilities to create public consumption areas.

• Man arrested in N.J. had 10,000 fentanyl pills made to look like candy, officials say

A man was arrested Monday in a Burlington County parking lot with 10,000 fentanyl pills worth $40,000 on the street, investigators said.

• N.J. adult legal weed tops $116 million in sales from July to September

Demand for legalized recreational adult weed continued to grow in New Jersey as sales topped $116.5 million from July to September of this year.

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