Can I get fired for consuming weed in N.J.? Can I pass a drug test?

Cannabis plant

A close-up photo of a hemp plant at Main Street Farms in Cortland, N.Y., Tuesday, September 21, 2021. N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com

With the start of adult recreational weed sales at New Jersey medical dispensaries on Thursday, a frequently asked question is over job security if caught with weed in your system.

Company representatives of seven alternate treatment centers — Ascend, Curaleaf, GTI, Acreage, Verano, Columbia Care and TerrAscend — told NJ Advance Media they want to open at least some of their stores this Thursday in Bellmawr, Edgewater Park, Bloomfield, Paterson, and Phillipsburg and Maplewood, Rochelle Park, Elizabeth, Lawrence, Williamstown and Egg Harbor, and Vineland and Deptford.


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