New Jersey cops can consume cannabis without penalty while off the job. The message came via a memo from acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin to police chiefs telling them that they “may not take any adverse action against any officers because they do or do not use cannabis off duty.”
Officers are barred from consuming cannabis while on duty, but according to Platkin’s memo, a weed-tainted urine test would not serve as cause for firing, reported Police1.com.
“To be clear, there should be zero tolerance for cannabis use, possession or intoxication while performing the duties of a law enforcement officer,” Platkin said. But off the clock, officers can do what they like regarding the consumption of legal cannabis so long as they are 21 or above, once New Jersey begins adult-use cannabis sales on April 21.
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