Four Jersey City police officers plan to sue the city after they were suspended without pay for testing positive for cannabis use while they were off-duty.
The officers, who were not named, are asking to be reinstated with back pay, said their attorney, Peter Paris, NJ.com reported.
Paris maintained that the disciplinary actions, which were made against the men earlier this year, are contradictory to a directive by state Attorney General Matthew Platkin, who said off-duty officers are allowed to use cannabis.
New Jersey made recreational use of marijuana legal last year.
In February, Platkin revised the state’s policy to say officers will not be tested for cannabis unless either suspected of using or under the influence while on duty.