As N.J. moves closer to legalizing weed, activists call on Murphy to offer pardons
Updated Feb 16, 2021;
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Several groups who have advocated for legal marijuana and racial justice reforms have sent a letter to Gov. Phil Murphy that calls for pardons for marijuana convictions and lays out a timeline under which they could take place in 2021.
“New Jersey still, to this day, has very harsh penalties for cannabis related offenses,” the letter released Monday states. “We have people in prison, jail, on parole, in drug court, and being supervised as a result of conditional discharge due solely to cannabis related offenses.”
Weed will be legal soon in N.J. Can my job still drug test me?
Updated Dec 21, 2020;
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New Jersey expects to legalize marijuana and put an end to possession arrests as the state reforms its drug laws, but the change comes with a lingering question for many: Can I lose my job for getting high?
The short answer: yes.
But it’s more complicated. Companies cannot fire employees unless they can prove they were high while at work. That’s much harder to do than showing someone was drunk on the job.
State lawmakers passed a bill (S21) that establishes rules and regulations for selling and consuming marijuana Thursday. With Gov. Phil Murphy’s signature, it becomes law.
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N.J.’s top court weighs releasing hundreds of people from jail who are awaiting trial
Updated Dec 19, 2020;
Posted Dec 17, 2020
New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner in a January 9, 2017 file photo. (Michael Mancuso | For NJ.com)TT TT Michael Mancuso
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New Jersey’s Supreme Court is considering releasing some people from county jails so they can await trial at home because the pandemic continues to delay jury trials, according to court records filed Wednesday.
The public defender’s office and the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey asked the court to consider the releases earlier this month.
N.J. lawmakers in historic vote pass legal weed bill, which heads to the governor
Updated Dec 17, 2020;
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Years after they began efforts to legalize marijuana for New Jersey adults, lawmakers on Thursday passed a historic bill that establishes rules and regulations for legal cannabis sales and makes the Garden State the first in the region to overhaul its pot laws.
The state Assembly voted 49-24 with six abstentions to pass the bill (S21), and the Senate followed later Thursday, passing it 23-17.
The bill now goes to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk, who must sign the measure for it to become law.