{"id":4706,"date":"2021-01-08T18:13:32","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T23:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lindabury.com\/firm\/?p=4706"},"modified":"2021-03-16T09:54:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T13:54:51","slug":"adult-use-recreational-marijuana-may-soon-be-legal-but-employers-in-new-jersey-are-left-in-the-dark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lindabury.com\/firm\/uncategorized\/adult-use-recreational-marijuana-may-soon-be-legal-but-employers-in-new-jersey-are-left-in-the-dark.html","title":{"rendered":"Adult Use Recreational Marijuana May Soon Be Legal, but Employers in New Jersey Are Left in the Dark"},"content":{"rendered":"

In November 2020, by a vote of 67.08% to 32.92%, the voters of New Jersey passed a ballot measure to amend New Jersey\u2019s Constitution to make use of recreational marijuana by those over age 21 legal in New Jersey beginning on January 1, 2021. However, until legislation is signed by the Governor and rules and regulations are issued by the Commission, the details on legalization and the cannabis industry rollout are hazy. \u00a0And, what may be worse for New Jersey employers, is the considerable uncertainty regarding how they can maintain a drug free workplace.<\/p>\n

When will recreational marijuana become legal?<\/b><\/p>\n

With voter approval to legalize weed, it is clear that there exists considerable pressure to quickly pass legislation which explains how New Jersey\u2019s recreational marijuana program will roll out. And while some might suggest that recreational marijuana became legal in New Jersey on January 1, 2021, because the ballot measure contemplated a highly regulated and taxed recreational cannabis market, most agree that recreational marijuana is not, in fact, legal until New Jersey\u2019s recreational marijuana law and regulations are enacted.<\/p>\n

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In November 2020, by a vote of 67.08% to 32.92%, the voters of New Jersey passed a ballot measure to amend New Jersey\u2019s Constitution to make use of recreational marijuana by those over age 21 legal in New Jersey beginning on January 1, 2021. However, until legislation is signed by the Governor and rules and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[400,92,65,247,1],"tags":[],"coauthors":[177],"class_list":["post-4706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cannabis-insights","category-manzo","category-insights","category-labor-employment-insights","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAdult Use Recreational Marijuana May Soon Be Legal, but Employers in New Jersey Are Left in the Dark — January 8, 2021 — Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. 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