Currently, there are hundreds of thousands of employees in 14 US states legalizing medical marijuana, providing an appropriate environment for workers receiving marijuana treatment. In fact, the general topic of marijuana is confusing. Federal officials do not want to move because all marijuana are illegal. The position and legal status of marijuana have an incredibly different approach to this problem. Therefore, there was not a good time to review your company 's drug policy.
There are some guidelines for major white spots:
In the case of a company that works for the government like a company that has a federal contract, the guidance document is not a 1988 Drug Free Workplace Act, which prohibits the use of marijuana in workplaces participating in federal contracts It will not.
DOT - Transportation - - prohibits the use of marijuana for so-called "safety-sensitive" employees. Bus drivers, subway operators, truck drivers, armed traffic safety, captains, pilots, etc. This prohibition covers all states, including states legitimizing medical marijuana. So, if you have a marijuana card but you have to fly 757, when you get on the pilot seat you need to make sure that the effect of your medical marijuana passes.
Some lawyers advise to deal with marijuana treatment as if it is the use of other prescription drugs, and workers can do it legally and safely. They argue that such an attitude can save money and time to employers in situations where medical marijuana is accepted by society and legalized in more states in the coming years .
Different states - different regulations
First of all, in legalized states, all patients with marijuana cards are protected from annihilation as long as there is evidence to process all necessary documents and obtain approval of a marijuana treatment doctor. But this is just the beginning.
If you work in Oregon or California and you are diagnosed with marijuana positivity at your office, you may be dismissed. Using the medical marijuana with the necessary approval and using the prescription of a doctor receiving marijuana treatment can even dismiss.
In the case of Ross vs. RagingWire, remember the precedent of 2008. At that time, the California Supreme Court ruled that dismissing workers for marijuana use is not discriminatory, even when the employer's drug test is legal and not in use at work. In Oregon state there is the Ministry of Labor and the emerald steel factory in the industry and the state Supreme Court has stipulated that Oregon employers must support workers of workers. As federal law takes precedence over state law, you need to use medical marijuana.
Patients undergoing marijuana treatment in Vermont will probably be arrested if found on or under medical marijuana in the workplace. The same is true for New Mexico patients.
In certain states such as Rhode Island and Maine, if you have a medical marijuana card, you will not be discriminated or fined for employment of medical marijuana.
After all, do not forget to thoroughly review state laws and laws before using medical marijuana at home or at work.
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