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Your Legal Colleagues—and Bosses—Are Getting Stoned. They're Just Not Telling You, Marijuana Survey Shows

"You never really know how somebody will view it. I've had some people surprise me in private conversation and say something like, 'I bet that guy is such a pothead.'"
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New Jersey Law Journal

Judiciary Moves to Expunge Nearly 88,000 Marijuana Cases

Less than two weeks after the New Jersey Marijuana Decriminalization Law officially went into effect calling for more lenient penalties for small amounts of possession, the judiciary has vacated or dismissed nearly 88,000 such cases related to certain marijuana and hashish convictions or pending cases.
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New Jersey Law Journal

CANNABIS LAW

The first 180 days of legalization will provide greater clarity on what recreational cannabis will look like in NJ; clear cannabis guidelines are still lacking for employers; the Garden State has taken initiatives to ensure social equity in this newly regulated industry; potential pitfalls for those designing cannabis facilities; how will the recreational and medicinal marijuana markets affect each other?
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New Jersey Law Journal

Is Recreational Cannabis Good Medicine for Medical Marijuana?

Operating a medical dispensary and an adult use location share a central common attribute—access to clean product, marketed with robust product disclosure, at an affordable price. But how will the adult use marketplace be defined in New Jersey? Will the recreational and medicinal markets affect each other?
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

Snuffed: Georgia Lawyers Can't Advise Clients on Cannabis Businesses After Supreme Court Denies Rule Change

"It's sort of this snake that keeps eating its own tail," said criminal defense attorney Michael Bixon of Bixon Law in Atlanta. "It's hard to see the Feds changing their position without the states changing their position."
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New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Building Code Requirements for Cannabis Facilities: Architects and Engineers Beware

This article explores the potential design pitfalls CREAMMA has raised for architects, engineers and entrepreneurs when designing a cannabis grow facility, dispensary or processing facility.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ's Framework for Social Equity Within the Adult-Use Recreational Cannabis Industry

This article explores the initiatives the Garden State has taken to ensure access for such individuals who have ambitions of participating in the new regulated industry, and the plans in place to award recreational cannabis licenses to the historically disadvantaged groups.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Employment Lawyer Kerrie Heslin Discusses Cannabis, Law Firm Culture and Competition for Talent

"The legalization of recreational marijuana requires a lot of adjustment to policies and practices of employers. There will be a slew of lawsuits that arise out of this new law," Heslin said.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Avoiding Legal Pitfalls in the Workplace in the Era of Legal Cannabis Use

New Jersey has recognized a willingness to allow the legal use of medical and recreational marijuana, but there is still some way to go before there are clear guidelines governing exactly what employers may require of their cannabis-using employees and applicants.
10 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ's Legalization Legislation: The First 180 Days

While legal, recreational cannabis is finally here in New Jersey, the first 180 days after CREAMMA's passage will provide greater clarity on what recreational cannabis will look like on the ground level in New Jersey's many municipalities.
9 minute read

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