A 2394 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education include content on risks of cannabis and marijuana use.

This bill requires New Jersey public schools to add specific content about cannabis and marijuana risks to health and physical education curricula for grades 3-12. It mandates age-appropriate instruction covering how cannabis affects adolescent brain development, THC's effects, addiction risks, driving impairment, differences between medicinal and recreational use, and factors influencing usage decisions. The Department of Education must develop this content in consultation with the Division of Addiction Services. The policy directly affects all K-12 students and school health educators across the state. The bill would take effect 60 days after enactment.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
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