The city remains winless in its quixotic quest to bar police officers from using cannabis while off-duty after Wednesday’s identical rulings.
: Jersey City has been ordered by a state hearing board to reinstate police officers who were fired for legal cannabis use.
But this story comes with a slight twist. The Civil Service Commission ordered the city to reinstate the officers with back pay, benefits, seniority and reasonable counsel fees within 30 days or face a daily fine of $100 and a maximum of $10,000. “The New Jersey Civil Service Commission’s ruling confirms, once again, what we have all known: Officers Mansour and Polanco acted lawfully,” said Joe Cossolini, the president of the Jersey City police officers’ union. “It’s unfortunate that our community lost the benefit of these dedicated officers for almost two years.
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