Leaders Call To Update New Jersey's Marijuana Law To Allow Cops To Notify Parents Of Minors Caught With Pot, Alcohol

CBS New York

March 23, 2021

There is a call to update New Jersey’s recently passed marijuana law so parents would be notified if their children are caught in possession of pot or alcohol – and so police would not be criminally liable for their interactions.

Leaders down the shore held an event Saturday to educate the public about the new law, under which police are not allowed to contact the parents of children caught using or in possession of marijuana or alcohol for the first time, CBS2’s Meg Baker reported.

“The wording on the ballot that those parents voted for just said, ‘Are you for legalizing marijuana for adults?’ It didn’t say, ‘Are you going to give up your parental rights?’ Or, ‘Do you want police to be held criminally liable?'” said Point Pleasant Beach Mayor Paul Kanitra.

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