Tuesday, March 2, 2021
On February 22, 2021, New Jersey’s governor signed the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (“CREAMMA” or the “Act”), legalizing the recreational use of cannabis items, i.e., marijuana, for individuals age 21 and older. Importantly, the Act also provides job protections to recreational marijuana users and imposes new drug testing requirements for employers conducting drug testing for employee or applicant use of cannabis items.
Adverse Action Prohibited
refusing to hire or employ any person or discharging from employment, or
taking any adverse action against an individual solely because that person does (or does not) use marijuana recreationally.