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New Jersey recently joined a growing number of states and territories including Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, California, Washington, D.C., Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Vermont and Washington legalizing recreational marijuana or cannabis. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy enacted the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (CREAMMA) on February 22, 2021 legalizing the recreational use of cannabis for adults ages 21 and older after New Jersey voters overwhelmingly passed a ballot initiative last November. The law comes with new employment protections for off-duty cannabis users that will significantly change how employers screen and conduct drug testing of job applicants and employees.
Published March 5, 2021 at 12:57 PM EST Listen • 3:44
Recreational marijuana is finally legal in the Garden State.
After a failed bid to pass recreational marijuana in the state legislature, a statewide ballot question overwhelmingly approved by voters, and then disputes over how the new system would look, Gov. Phil Murphy signed three new laws last month effectively legalizing weed for personal use.
But what does that mean?
Many aspects of this new paradigm from the legal marketplace to the implications for policing to the expungement of past convictions remain hazy.
Here’s what we know and don’t know yet about the state of legal cannabis in New Jersey:
On February 22, 2021, New Jersey moved one step closer to the realization of legalization of recreational marijuana. While voters approved legalization of marijuana for recreational use.
As New Jersey enters a new era of legalized cannabis, employers face a whole new crop of questions about responding to employee cannabis use. The newly passed New Jersey Cannabis.
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Updated: March 25, 2021
Recreational marijuana is finally legal in the Garden State.
After a failed bid to pass recreational marijuana in the state legislature, a statewide ballot question overwhelmingly approved by voters, and then disputes over how the new system would look, Gov. Phil Murphy signed three new laws last month effectively legalizing weed for personal use.
Let me be blunt: Today, I signed historic adult-use cannabis reform bills into law – with social justice, racial justice, and economic justice leading the way.
But what does that mean? Many aspects of this new paradigm from the legal marketplace to the implications for policing to the expungement of past convictions remain hazy.