As we previously posted, New Jersey’s Cannabis Regulatory Enforcement Assistance and Modernization Act created significant protections for employees who use recreational cannabis products. More specifically, the Act prohibits employers from taking an adverse action against an employee based solely upon a positive drug test for marijuana; instead requiring that a “Certified Workplace Impairment Recognition Expert” also determine the employee to be impaired.
Read MoreIn November 2020, New Jersey residents approved an amendment to the State Constitution, legalizing recreational marijuana use. In order to implement the regulatory framework necessary to legalize recreational marijuana, on February 22, 2021, New Jersey enacted the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Enforcement Assistance and Marketplace Modernization Act. The Act contains significant protections for employees that New Jersey employers need to be aware of.
Read MoreOn July 2, 2019, New Jersey expanded its medical cannabis program, the Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act, which was renamed to the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act. The revised Act provides new job protections for users of medical cannabis, which New Jersey employers must be aware of.
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