Should employers continue drug testing for marijuana as legalization spreads across many U.S. states? Whilemarijuana remains federally illegal, changing state laws are prompting employers to reconsider testing policies,especially where off-duty use is protected. It…
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Up in Smoke: Should Businesses Still Drug Test for Marijuana?
With marijuana legalized for medical or recreational use in most U.S. states, employers face a complex decision on drug testing. Testing can ensure legal compliance, workplace safety, and lower insurance costs, especially in regulated industries. However, tests often…
Changing Marijuana Laws and the Opioid Crisis are Prompting Employer Action
Each year, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) holds a panel on state and national drug laws at its employment law and legislative conference. One attendee, an attorney at Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA, said he has become known as a “pot lawyer”…
Legalizing Marijuana – Off-Duty Use – An Employer’s Quandary
More and more cities and states are legalizing the use of marijuana for medical and recreational use. The good news is that means in those jurisdictions the local and state police will not arrest you if your use conforms to the local/state law-medical use states…


