{"id":1452214,"date":"2022-04-24T20:59:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T00:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1452214"},"modified":"2022-04-24T20:59:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T00:59:41","slug":"off-duty-cops-in-new-jersey-can-now-use-recreational-weed-and-some-cities-are-concerned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/off-duty-cops-in-new-jersey-can-now-use-recreational-weed-and-some-cities-are-concerned\/","title":{"rendered":"Off-Duty Cops In New Jersey Can Now Use Recreational Weed \u2014 And Some Cities Are Concerned"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foff-duty-cops-in-new-jersey-can-now-use-recreational-weed-and-some-cities-are-concerned%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1452214&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Marijuana--scaled-e1650846759254.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Off-duty police officers in New Jersey can now legally use recreational marijuana after the first sales in the state began last week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Since 2012, 18 states and the District of Colombia have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2022\/04\/20\/states-with-legal-weed-recreational\/7371071001\/\">decriminalized<\/a> recreational marijuana, but when New Jersey passed legislation last year to legalize recreational weed, no prohibition carve-out for police officers was adopted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAnyone 21 and older can now <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/news\/legal-recreational-marijuana-sales-set-to-begin-in-new-jersey\"><span>legally buy weed in New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span>. And, at least according to the law as written, that includes police officers,\u201d Fox 5 New York <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/news\/nj-legal-cannabis-off-duty-police-officers\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span> Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Some municipalities said they will continue to stop law enforcement officials from using recreational marijuana as Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop plans to continue testing his city\u2019s police force for weed and firing those who test positive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIf somebody wants to test us as a city and an administration, they\u2019re more than welcome, but they certainly know where we stand and they can expect long litigation over it,\u201d the mayor said. \u201cEvery other state in the country that legalized cannabis had a carve-out that did not allow off-duty police officers to smoke.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Fulop is concerned with the accuracy of testing police officers for marijuana use, claiming it will be difficult to determine if an officer used the psychoactive drug while off duty or on the job. \u201cYou can\u2019t tell if somebody smoked on the job, an hour before they started the job, eight hours before or a week before,\u201d Fulop said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The city of Bayonne also announced it would continue banning police officers from using recreational marijuana. Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis has directed his city\u2019s law department \u201cto put together a ban,\u201d to stop officers from using weed while off duty NorthJersey <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northjersey.com\/story\/news\/hudson\/2022\/04\/21\/jersey-city-bayonne-nj-ban-police-legal-weed\/7394436001\/\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAs a retired police officer myself, I know that sworn law enforcement officers must be held to a higher standard and I believe that allowing marijuana use by off-duty personnel would lead to lawsuits that would endanger both taxpayers and public safety by making it harder to win criminal convictions,\u201d Davis commented.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Davis also agreed with Fulop\u2019s conclusion that it would be impossible for police departments to determine whether an officer was using marijuana on or off the job.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew Platkin admitted that the new law going into effect could raise some legal challenges in the future. \u201cNew Jersey\u2019s law legalizing and regulating cannabis is clear and we are obligated to comply. I welcome conversations on how best to protect public safety,\u201d Platkin said. \u201cAny efforts by local governments to subject officers to additional requirements in the interim, however, may present employment law issues that we anticipate will be handled between those governments and officers in the appropriate course.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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