Thursday, January 16, 2025

Search

Now Law: Parents Must be Told of Child’s 1st Marijuana Offense

shutterstock_479212087.jpg

By Karen Knight

TRENTON – Parents of underage children caught possessing marijuana, alcohol or hashish will now be notified under a new bill signed by Gov. Phil Murphy March 26.
The New Jersey Legislature unanimously passed the bill (https://bit.ly/3wiPrfT) March 25, revising the state’s recently signed bill that legalized adult marijuana use. It passed the Senate by a 36-0 vote and the Assembly by a 72-0 vote.
The legislation requires written parental notification upon the first violation for underage possession or consumption of alcohol, cannabis item, marijuana or hashish by individuals under 18. 
Parents will also be notified for any subsequent violations, with the minor subject to a referral to community services.

Spout Off

North Cape May – Another shout out to Officer Bohn, the school resource officer at LCMR. I admire his hard work and devotion to the students and staff as I see him every morning and afternoon, snow, wind , sleet or…

Read More

North Wildwood – Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is preparing to cut about 5% of its global workforce, translation meaning American workers. Mark Zuckerberg said the company would "backfill…

Read More

Cape May Beach – Silly me. I thought the purpose of confirmation hearings was to listen to the person there for confirmation. Having conducted a few job interviews in my day when I was the one asking the questions my…

Read More

Most Read

Print Editions

Recommended Articles

Skip to content