West Virginia becomes 29th state to enact medical marijuana law
Gov. Jim Justice signed the “West Virginia Medical Cannabis Act” which legalizes the use of marijuana for certain medicinal purposes. Read More
Pre-Employment Marijuana Drug Testing Goes Up in Smoke in NYC
BY DANIEL GOMEZ-SANCHEZ , DALE L. DEITCHLER , and NANCY N. DELOGU ON APRIL 10, 2019 Read More
Rhode Island court rules employer who refused to hire medical marijuana user violated state law
A judge ruled Darlington Fabrics Corp. violated Rhode Island’s medical marijuana law, the Hawkins-Slater Act, when it refused to hire a medical marijuana user because she could not pass a pre-employment drug test. Read More
California introduces bill to protect from medical marijuana users from employment discrimination
Assembly Bill 2069 seeks to prohibit an employer from discriminating against employees “on the basis of his or her status as, or positive drug test for cannabis by, a qualified patient or person with an identification card.” Read More
Reminder: Maine’s marijuana discrimination ban went into effect on Feb. 1
The state’s “Question 1 – An Act to Legalize Marijuana” legislation protects workers from adverse employment actions based on their use of marijuana outside of the workplace. Read More