While we hear a lot about the benefits of legalizing recreational marijuana—the business opportunities it provides, expungement of criminal records, where dispensaries will be located and the like—no one is talking about the human resource ramifications.
Yes, decriminalizing recreational marijuana is a step forward in many ways, but as our home state of New Jersey inches closer to legalization, with New York hot on our heels, there are holes in the legislation that leave lots of questions for businesses.
We discuss these issues in-depth in our op-ed that was published in Insider NJ. Read the full op-ed where Abel HR founder and President Jim Bell, Sr. points out flaws, such as defining impairment and management training.
