The New Jersey Appellate Division ruled that two Jersey City police officers, previously terminated for off-duty cannabis use, can be reinstated to full duty and allowed to carry firearms.
The court ruled on May 1 that the officers’ terminations violated state law, upholding Civil Service Commission orders reinstating them and rejecting the department’s reliance on federal law.
Omar Polanco and Norhan Mansour were removed from their positions with the Jersey City Police Department after testing positive for cannabinoids during random drug tests in September 2022…