Welcome back to Higher Law, our weekly briefing on all things cannabis. I'm Cheryl Miller, reporting for Law.com from Sacramento.
This week we're looking at: Cops and cannabis. Carlton Fields' new cannabis law partner.
A suit targeting Lyvly. An Arkansas law firm's defamation suit.
Thanks as always for reading. Got a story idea or feedback? You can send it all to me at cmiller@alm.com. You can also call me at 916.448.2935. Follow me on Twitter: @capitalaccounts
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Cannabis for Cops? Court Asked to Weigh In on Loophole |
Few cannabis-related topics cause employment lawyers to gnash their teeth more than weed in the workplace. As more states authorize some type of cannabis use, employers are trying to balance their traditional drug-free-workplace policies with legal consumption laws. Enter Jersey City, New Jersey. The city asked a federal court this week to declare that New Jersey's cannabis statute is preempted in cases of adverse employment actions involving workers who carry firearms as part of their jobs.
My Law.com colleague Charles Toutant wrote this week that the suit puts Jersey City at odds with April 2022 guidance from Attorney General Matt Platkin that the state’s Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act prevents law enforcement agencies from disciplining police officers for legal use of cannabis while off duty.
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said at a press conference announcing the suit that the state’s cannabis laws should have “carve-outs” for specific professions, such as school bus drivers. |