Matt Platkin

The Jersey City Police Officers Benevolent Association is pushing back against a lawsuit aimed at preventing police officers from using cannabis while off-duty, citing federal regulations. The union’s attorneys are calling the lawsuit, which lawsuit targets NJ’s cannabis law, a facade...

New Jersey’s Supreme Court recently confirmed that the testimony of drug recognition expert is reliable enough to be used as evidence in court against impaired drivers. Drug recognition experts (DRE) are trained to determine if drivers are impaired by substances that can’t be...

Jersey City Cops Fight Back Against Mayor's Cannabis Crackdown A new legal push from two Jersey City police officers who were terminated after testing positive for marijuana suggests that a motive behind Mayor Steven Fulop's (D) decision to penalize law enforcement officers for consuming...

Can police officers consume marijuana off-duty in states where it's legal? While some may assume that the answer is easy and clear, in reality, it is not. Last year Jersey City police officer Omar Polanco was fired for testing positive for THC after a random urine test....

Four New Jersey police officers were recently fired after testing positive for marijuana, even though they deny consuming it while on duty.  Now, these ex-officers, who want to stay anonymous, are pushing for reinstatement, filing their petitions before the Civil Service Commission, ...