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A new study raises questions about how medical cannabis use may affect workplace attendance. Researchers foundthat prescribed cannabis users may experience different patterns of absenteeism, highlighting challenges foremployers. The findings suggest organizations…
A new article provides a state-by-state overview of marijuana employment laws, focusing on when employers mayconduct drug testing and whether workers receive protections for medical or recreational cannabis use. It explains thatprotections vary substantially by state,…
Oklahoma’s amended medical marijuana law, effective November 1, 2026, significantly changes how employers canhandle workplace marijuana testing. The law allows employers to take action on positive marijuana tests if they have acompliant written drug and alcohol…
Although Texas has expanded access to medical cannabis and hemp-derived products, employer THC drug testing policies have not changed. Employers still have broad authority to test for marijuana and enforce zero-tolerance policies, even for legally obtained products. A…
A U.S. District Court in Maryland ruled that employers are not required to allow employees to use medically prescribed marijuana at work, even under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). While the court acknowledged that employees cannot be discriminated against…
A customer service representative employed for 20 years in Washington was awarded more than $1.8 million in damages for the employer’s failure to accommodate her use of opioids that were prescribed to treat her migraines. A Washington federal district court confirmed…
Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act (Act), effective May 17, 2016, makes the use, possession and distribution of marijuana lawful in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, provided the individual using, possessing and/or distributing the marijuana is authorized by the Act…
The Montana Supreme Court has upheld against a state constitutional challenge the State’s 2011 Montana Marijuana Act, a new statutory framework embodying the State’s effort to limit abuses resulting from the 2004 Medical Marijuana Act, which was established by voter…
In November 2015, medical marijuana dispensaries in Illinois began treating patients under Illinois? Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act (Compassionate Use Act). Illinois’s medical marijuana law is one of the most restrictive in the nation. First,…
The Compassionate Care Act, which was signed into law in July 2014, legalizes and regulates the manufacture, sale and use of medical marijuana in New York. The Act sets forth specific conditions under which a patient may obtain medical marijuana. The Act provides that…