N.J. cops are still arresting people for weed. Police say they won’t stop until legal marijuana is official.
Updated Feb 21, 2021;
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The college student knew she wasn’t going to make the light.
The 19-year-old freshman tried anyway, gunning the engine Nov. 17 to beat a traffic signal in front of the Mennen Sports Arena. A Morris County Park Police officer was right there waiting, watching from the arena’s parking lot in Morris Township.
He pulled her over and almost instantly said the car smelled like marijuana, according to the student, who did not wish to be identified because her case is still pending. The officer then searched the car.
As more doses of the COVID-19 vaccines become available, health officials have invited more groups to sign up for shots.
Last week, Gov. Phil Murphy opened vaccines to police officers. So over the past week, South Jersey cops have been going to vaccination sites, like the state mega site at Rowan College of South Jersey and the Camden County site at Camden County College, to take their initial doses.
Participation, though, is dependent on officers concerns over the vaccines effectiveness and safety.
Police chiefs in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Cumberland counties report a majority of officers are still planning on taking the vaccine.