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Six weeks after New Jersey launched a highly profitable recreational marijuana program and 15 months after the law allowing it took effect, the state agency charged with regulating the new industry still has not come up with basic standards for detecting weed in the workplace.
The lack of progress on a certification protocol on what to do with workers who test positive or appear to be under the influence of cannabis has frustrated state lawmakers and corporate executives and left employees in the dark.
“Now that cannabis is being sold legally in New Jersey, it’s much more likely that employees will show up to work impaired or with traces of the drug in their system,” state Sen. Anthony Bucco, R-Morris, said in a statement Thursday. “That could be extremely dangerous at a construction site, in a hospital, or in the airline industry where any level of impairment could result in serious accidents.”
Marissa Mastroianni, an attorney who represents employers in employment law and compliance issues, added that “employers across the state are anxiously awaiting for the (Cannabis Regulatory Commission) to issue these certification standards and other guidance regarding the practical implications of the workplace protections passed for cannabis users.”
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