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A Year in Review of Ohio’s Adult Use Cannabis Program for Employers

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On November 7, 2023, Ohio became the twenty-fourth state to legalize adult-use cannabis with 57% of voters voting in favor of Issue 2, also known as the Act to Control and Regulate Adult Use Cannabis. Ohio cannabis...more

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Proposed State Law Would Protect Medical Marijuana Users from Employment Discrimination

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Since the approval of Proposition 64 by California voters in 2016, and the corresponding change in attitude toward recreational cannabis use, employers have grappled with cannabis regulation in the workplace. Although...more

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Texas’ Expansion of Medical Marijuana May Impact Employers

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Texas has largely avoided the wave of marijuana legalization sweeping the country and the accompanying legal complications that have come along for the ride. Those days may be numbered as the Texas Legislature recently passed...more

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New Jersey Offers More Workplace Protections for Medical Cannabis Patients

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A combination of New Jersey court decisions and legislative actions have expanded and clarified New Jersey employer obligations for employees who are registered qualifying cannabis patients. ...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

In the Weeds: Marijuana Legalization & Employment Laws

Over the last several years, attitudes towards marijuana use have rapidly changed in the United States. According to a 2018 Pew Research Survey, 62 percent of U.S. respondents said marijuana use should be legal, compared to...more

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New Jersey’s Amended Medical Marijuana Law Provides Job Protections And Includes Drug Testing Procedures

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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law on July 2, 2019 the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act (“CUMCA”) to expand patient access to medical marijuana and to reform the State’s medical marijuana...more

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New Jersey Employers May Be Required to Accommodate an Employee’s Use of Medical Marijuana Outside the Workplace

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Q. Now that medical marijuana is legal in New Jersey, does the Law Against Discrimination require employers to provide an accommodation for medical marijuana use?...more

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Illinois Legalizes Recreational Marijuana Use for Adults 21 and Over

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Last week, the Illinois State Legislature succeeded in its bipartisan effort to legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults 21 and over, with sales expected to begin next year. Illinois is the second state to...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Legal Pot = Storm Clouds for Manufacturers

New York City’s recent ban on pre-employment marijuana testing, coupled with recent decisions in New Jersey and Connecticut, could give manufacturers cause for concern.  Effective May 20, 2020, New York City employers will no...more

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Illinois Marijuana Legislation Update: Senate Bill Would Protect Employers’ Rights

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Illinois General Assembly has been working on a marijuana legalization bill this session. The Senate Bill would protect employer rights to ban marijuana and discipline employees for use....more

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Littler Global Guide - Canada - Q1 2019

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Among other things, the Fair Workplaces Better Jobs Act, 2017 (Bill 148) significantly amended Ontario's Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA). Most of Bill 148’s ESA amendments came into force in 2018, with the remainder to...more

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New Mexico Just Became Employee-Friendly to Medical Marijuana Users

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Given this recent New Mexico medical marijuana law change discussed here, employers in all jurisdictions should review their current policies and practices addressing “weed at work” and continue to monitor...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Marijuana in the Workplace

Many of our employer clients have contacted us with questions about new laws and court decisions on medical and recreational marijuana, and what it all means for business managers charged with hiring, managing, and...more

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Medical Marijuana In Pennsylvania

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On Sunday, April 17, 2016, Governor Tom Wolf signed the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act (commonly referred to as “Senate Bill 3” and referenced herein as “the Act”), into law, thereby making Pennsylvania the 24th state to...more

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Employing Medical Marijuana Users – Does Federal Law Give Employers a Pass?

Until a few cases over the last year, courts appeared to be just fine maintaining the paradox that while individuals could lawfully treat their disabilities with licensed medical marijuana use, employers could choose to pass...more

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Medical Marijuana is here (sort of). Is your company ready?

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Ohio is in for some turbulence as it enters the world of legalized cannabis. The state’s medical marijuana program was to be fully implemented by September 8, 2018. ...more

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New Jersey Employers Not Required to Waive Drug Test for Medical Marijuana

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A New Jersey federal judge recently held that an employer did not discriminate against an employee on the basis of a disability when it refused to waive a drug testing requirement as an accommodation for the employee’s...more

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“High” Stakes for Employers Dealing With Evolving Cannabis Laws

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The evolving legalization of marijuana for both medical and recreational uses continues to cause workplace issues for employers. Nine states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational marijuana, and 32 states...more

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A Potential P[l]ot Twist For Medical Marijuana And The ADA

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Seyfarth Synopsis: A recently-filed lawsuit in the federal district court in Arizona alleges that an employee’s use of medical marijuana may be permissible under the federal Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Although the...more

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The Bubbler: September 2017

What is happening in employment law? We will be providing you with quick employment law updates on a bi-monthly basis in a new series called “The Bubbler.” It will let you know what’s what and who’s who in the...more

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Refusal To Hire Medical Pot Users Just Got Riskier–At Least In Rhode Island

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 23, 2017, in Callaghan v. Darlington Fabrics Co., a Rhode Island Superior Court issued a unique decision regarding employer obligations to medical marijuana users....more

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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Creates Employer Obligation to Accommodate Employees Using Medical Marijuana

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On July 17, 2017, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court unanimously held that an employee may pursue a disability discrimination claim under state law against her former employer for failing to accommodate the employee’s...more

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Florida Enacts Law to Implement Provisions of its Medical Marijuana Amendment, but Significant Questions Remain for Employers

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Recently, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law a bill intended to implement provisions of the medical marijuana constitutional amendment that was approved by Florida voters last November (Amendment 2). The new law...more

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Marijuana For Everyone? Society’s Changing Attitude Reflected In Workplace Practices

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We’ve entered a new era of acceptance when it comes to the legally permitted use of marijuana. As of today, 28 states have legalized medical use of the drug, and eight states permit its recreational use. With over half of the...more

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What Does Florida's New Medical Marijuana Law Mean for Employers?

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As employers in Florida prepare for the new year, many may wonder how Florida’s new medical marijuana law will impact them. In the November 2016 election, Florida as well as Arkansas, North Dakota and Montana all approved...more

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