New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Brian Peykar | July 28, 2023
The purpose of the PREPARE Act is to bring together experts in the field to provide a framework for lawmakers to establish a federal regulatory system which would seek to address many issues surrounding cannabis including providing terms to access the banking system which is of critical importance.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Gene Markin | July 19, 2023
Delta-8 THC is one of the cannabinoids naturally occurring in the cannabis plant and is said to have milder psychoactive effects than its delta-9 counterpart. However, dosage, modality and use in combination with other cannabinoids can have significant impacts on potency and effects.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Zachary M. Rosenberg | July 18, 2023
Fearing potential penalties and asset forfeiture by federal banking regulators, most financial institutions have steered away from cannabis all together, leaving state-licensed cannabis businesses with limited options when it comes to opening checking accounts, borrowing money, and accessing other banking services.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Lauren Rayner Davis | July 11, 2023
Courts across the United States continue to uphold an employer's right to maintain a drug-free workplace. However, where recreational cannabis use has been legalized, an employer's drug-free workplace policy needs to provide clear guidelines specifically concerning an employee's use of cannabis in order to mitigate the employers' liability for discrimination as a result of recreational marijuana users now being a protected class.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Jake P. Kelinson | June 22, 2023
While businesses may not have to worry about federal laws changing too quickly, they do have to keep up with the fast pace of state laws and regulations. As an employee or employer in the Garden State, understanding the interplay between cannabis and employment law is crucial.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Michael F. Schaff and Jennie M. Miller | May 30, 2023
Even though New Jersey has legalized the regulated sale, recreational use and possession of cannabis for adults 21 years and older by way of the Cannabis Regulatory Enforcement Assistance and Marketplace Modernization Act (CREAAMA), cannabis businesses do not receive the same tax benefits afforded to any other business in the state.
By Cheryl Miller | May 17, 2023
New Jersey and other states tout social equity in their cannabis-licensing programs. A lawsuit filed by one unsuccessful applicant says competitors are gaming the system.
By Colleen Murphy | May 5, 2023
"When considering appellants' due process arguments in these appeals, the question is whether the procedures initiated by DOH and completed by the CRC complied with our intentionally general mandate that it address the scoring anomalies and appellants' complaints," the opinion said. "We find they did."
By Charles Toutant | April 27, 2023
"Workers in New Jersey have the constitutional right to get high on their own supply on their free time, and by law, cannot be fired just because they have traces of cannabis in their system weeks or months after such use," Yitzchak Zelman, the plaintiff's lawyer, said.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Keya Denner | April 26, 2023
Both California's and New Jersey's laws aim to move employers away from solely relying on drug tests to determine impairment, and for good reason.
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