Jersey City cops to sue over suspensions for off-duty cannabis use
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.