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With Recreational Marijuana Legal, Sarlo Introduces Bill to Protect Workplace Safety

Mar05,2021
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Sen. Paul Sarlo (D-36) introduced legislation on Friday to promote workplace safety by conforming the new recreational cannabis law with existing state and federal standards for regulated industries and professions.  “Now that recreational marijuana use has been legalized we need to take additional steps to protect both employees and employers in jobs where safety standards are needed,” Sarlo said in […]

What Employers Need to Know about Legalized Recreational Cannabis

Feb26,2021
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With Gov. Phil Murphy signing three laws this week that immediately legalizes recreational marijuana, the attention now turns to the workplace protections. As NJ.com’s Amanda Hoover wrote this week, the new policy does allow employers who have reasonable suspicion that a worker who is high at work to conduct a drug test. But because marijuana […]

Recreational Marijuana Workplace Safety Law

Feb23,2021
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Recreational Marijuana Workplace Safety Law Fast Facts  —Background— On February 22, 2021, the Governor signed into law A-21 / S-21, legalizing the use of recreational marijuana in New Jersey. The comprehensive law, created after New Jerseyans voted to legalize recreational marijuana by referendum on Nov. 3, 2020, covers a range of social, commercial, regulatory, and […]

NJBIA Statement on Signing of Adult-use Cannabis Reform

Feb22,2021
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New Jersey Business & Industry Association Chief Government Affairs Officer Chrissy Buteas issued the following statement regarding the signing of adult-use cannabis reform bills into law today. “We are disappointed that the enabling legislation signed today to create an adult-use cannabis market falls short on allowing businesses to effectively maintain drug-free workplaces, as they are […]

Recreational Cannabis Bill Goes to Governor’s Desk Light on Workplace Safety Protections

Dec18,2020
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On Thursday, the Legislature passed a bill that will create and regulate a legal marijuana marketplace.  Unfortunately for employers, it was voted through with weakened protections to maintain a drug-free workplace.  The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance and Marketplace Modernization Act now goes to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk, with the use of certified experts to make decisions if an employee […]

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