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Medical Cannabis and Safety-Sensitive Jobs: Where can Employers Draw the Line?

Medical Cannabis and Safety-Sensitive Jobs: Where can Employers Draw the Line?

Much legal ink has been spilled over the past year about the impact of cannabis legalization on the workplace (see our overview here). At the end of the day, however, the basic rules of the game have not changed. Employees still cannot expect to attend at work while intoxicated. Employers can still insist on sobriety in the workplace. And safety-concerns regarding how to structure operations remain a foremost consideration in any workplace (and in fact are mandated by operation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act).