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Employment laws governing workplace drug policies continue to evolve following the legalization of cannabis in New Jersey. On May 26, 2026, the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division issued a precedential decision in…
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a significant and unprecedented ruling, the New Jersey Appellate Division held in Sanders v. The Levari Group, LLC that job applicants may sue prospective employers under the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement…
On May 26, 2026, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, held for the first time that applicants and employees who are denied employment based on a positive test for cannabis can sue their employers for violations…
On April 23, 2026, the United States Department of Justice and Drug Enforcement Administration announced an order reclassifying certain marijuana products from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Federal Controlled Substances…
In January 2026, Governor Murphy signed Senate Bill No. 3139 (2R) into law, a significant piece of legislation that expands labor protections for employees working in the state’s regulated cannabis industry.
New Jersey’s cannabis and hemp industries are evolving significantly in 2026. L. 2025 c. 325), several major shifts are impacting the cannabis and hemp landscape for operators and consumers in New Jersey.
For all of you watching the situation in New Jersey, we’ve covered an important update below: the signage of S4509 on January 12, 2026. Here’s a little background for those who need to catch up:
As 2025 ended and 2026 commenced with a flurry of legislative activity in New Jersey touching on cannabis businesses. These changes, as a whole, impact several material changes to the marketplace, including: (a) increasing retail…
Since our 2024 update on California’s Labor Peace Agreement (“LPA”) requirement, the landscape for licensees in recreational cannabis states such as California and New York has remained murky.
New Jersey lawmakers recently advanced a bill that would expand labor protections for workers in the cannabis industry. If enacted, the measure—which provides stronger union organizing rights, protections for employee…
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (“CREAMMA”) does not permit a private citizen to bring a civil action for enforcement…
You’ve probably seen the reports of the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ January 7, 2025 opinion upholding a Virginia law that regulates consumable hemp products. I planned to put up a blog post soon after the…
Mandelbaum Barrett PC Governor Phil Murphy’s signing of Senate Bill 3235 on September 12, 2024, represents a significant shift in the regulation of intoxicating hemp products in New Jersey. The original intention of the bill was…
Intoxicating hemp products have had explosive growth but are now facing regulatory and other headwinds, with states like California, Missouri, and New Jersey… Key Takeaways:
S. District Court for the District of New Jersey (“Court”) recently upheld, in part, and struck down, in part, New Jersey’s recently enacted New Jersey Hemp Act Amendments (“NJHAA”).
By: Kathleen O’Malley and Danielle Dwyer Recently, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced a Finding of Probable Cause by the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) against Prince Telecom LLC (Prince) for declining to…
While most hemp operators are in favor of sensible regulation, critics of the legislation say that it will effectively kill any future for hemp businesses in the state. If signed, the new law would implement the following…
However, there is a notable exception in the law concerning marijuana and hashish. The use or possession of paraphernalia for ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing marijuana or hashish into the human body is not…
After an expected Drug Enforcement Agency reclassification, under federal law, cannabis will move from Schedule I to Schedule III. Currently, cannabis is listed under Schedule I, a category of drugs like heroin and LSD “with no…
Introduction As it stands today, cannabis is a Schedule I controlled substance under the CSA. This means that cannabis has no medical use and is illegal to produce, dispense, and possess. There are mandatory minimum prison…