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The unintended impact of New Jersey's new medical marijuana law on the workplace
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January 22 2010
On January 18, 2010, as one of his final acts before leaving office, Governor Corzine signed into law the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act, S. 119, 213th Leg., (N.J. 2010) (“Compassionate Use Act,” or the “Act”), making New Jersey the nation’s fourteenth state to legalize the use of medical marijuana by qualifying patients.
Medical marijuana and the workplace
- Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
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- USA
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- September 8 2010
More often than not, our courts have trouble keeping pace with advances in science and technology.
What does the Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Act mean for employers?
- Greenberg Traurig LLP
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- USA
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- May 16 2013
Massachusetts recently became one of a number of states to legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Regulations issued by the
New Jersey’s new medical marijuana law has important implications for employers
- Fox Rothschild LLP
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- February 28 2010
On January 18, 2010, New Jersey joined more than a dozen other states in legalizing the medical use of marijuana.
New Jersey employers face new questions over employee marijuana use
- Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
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- January 13 2010
On January 11, the New Jersey Legislature passed the "Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act" (the Act), making New Jersey the fourteenth state to permit regulated use of medical marijuana.
Arizona's new law creates havoc for employers of medical marijuana users
- Sherman & Howard LLC
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- December 21 2010
With its recent passage of Proposition 203, the Medical Marijuana Act ("MMA"), Arizona has joined 15 other states and the District of Columbia in providing an affirmative defense to criminal prosecution for individuals making medical use of marijuana.
Connecticut legalizes medical marijuana use, places limits on employers
- Littler Mendelson
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- June 11 2012
Beginning on October 1, 2012, Connecticut residents will be able to smoke marijuana to alleviate symptoms of a debilitating medical condition without fear of arrest or prosecution by Connecticut authorities, or adverse employment action by employers in the state.
Amendment 64: how do employers address the legalization of marijuana in Colorado?
- Sherman & Howard LLC
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- USA
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- November 12 2012
On Election Day 2012, Colorado voters approved Amendment 64 legalizing marijuana by 54.7 of the popular vote.
It's high times for employers: the Sixth Circuit holds Michigan employers can say nope to dope
- Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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- October 2 2012
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled in Casias v. Wal-Mart Stores, that the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act ("MMMA") does not regulate private employment and, therefore, did not protect Joseph Casias, a Wal-Mart worker authorized to use marijuana for medical reasons, from being fired after he failed a drug test.
Marijuana laws liberalized in Colorado, Washington but effect on workplace policies likely small
- Littler Mendelson
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- November 8 2012
The 2012 elections placed a number of marijuana initiatives before state voters around the United States, ranging from efforts to legalize the sale and use of marijuana for recreational purposes to further expansion of the "medical marijuana" laws that currently exist in 17 states and the District of Columbia.
Arizona's medical marijuana law raises concerns for employers
- Ballard Spahr LLP
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- USA
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- November 23 2010
Arizona voters recently approved Proposition 203, the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, making Arizona the 15th state to have an approved medical marijuana law.
Reefer madness: impact of emerging marijuana Rrgulations on retailers’ policies
- Jackson Lewis LLP
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- December 12 2012
Retail employers may find themselves dazed and confused by the cloud of legislation legalizing marijuana.
What should employers know about the recently-passed Arizona law legalizing medical marijuana?
- Lewis and Roca LLP
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- USA
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- November 18 2010
This month, Arizona voters passed Proposition 203, an initiative legalizing the use of medical marijuana.
Up in smoke: Arizona's medical marijuana law creates new workplace protected class
- Fisher & Phillips LLP
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- USA
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- November 16 2010
In the final vote tally completed nearly two weeks after the close of the election polls, Arizona's medical marijuana law passed by a margin of just over 4,000 votes.
Mixed messages in medical marijuana laws
- LeClairRyan
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- USA
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- January 30 2013
In our Fall 2012 LeClairRyan Labor & Employment Law Newsbrief, we talked about employer rights with regard to drug testing under the Americans With
Reefer madness: impact of emerging marijuana regulations on retail employment policies
- Jackson Lewis LLP
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- USA
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- February 14 2013
Recently, retail employers may find themselves dazed and confused amidst the billowing cloud of legislation legalizing marijuana. This November
Washington employers claim victory in medical marijuana battle
- Fisher & Phillips LLP
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- USA
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- June 13 2011
On June 9, 2011, the Washington Supreme Court handed employers a comprehensive victory in the long-running medical marijuana battle, deciding that employers need not accommodate an employee's use of medical marijuana, and that employees terminated for medical marijuana use even offsite use have no basis to sue their employers.
Patient registrations for medical marijuana use begin in New Jersey
- Duane Morris LLP
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- USA
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- August 29 2012
Since it now appears that patients will soon be able to obtain medical marijuana in New Jersey, employers should consider how and whether they will accommodate offsite employee use of marijuana
Medical marijuana and zero tolerance drug testing policies remain an issue for employers
- Stoel Rives LLP
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- USA
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- March 8 2011
Employers and the courts continue to wrestle with issues involving "zero tolerance" drug testing policies and whether employers must accommodate medical marijuana use by their employees.
Newly approved N.J. medical marijuana bill raises employment issues
- Ballard Spahr LLP
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- January 12 2010
The bill passed by the New Jersey Legislature yesterday that legalizes marijuana use by patients with certain chronic illnesses is likely to significantly impact employers in the state.
Medical marijuana in the workplace
- Baker & Hostetler LLP
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- USA
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- November 11 2011
The Hospitality Lawg would like to thank Holli Hartman for submitting this post.
Medical marijuana requires review of employment policies
- Quarles & Brady LLP
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- November 22 2010
With the passage of Proposition 203, Arizona became the 15th state to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes.
What employers must know about medical marijuana and the workplace
- Fennemore Craig
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- November 29 2010
Proposition 203, Arizona's medical marijuana law, becomes effective December 4, 2010.
Massachusetts legalizes the medical use of marijuana
- Jackson Lewis LLP
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- December 7 2012
Making the state the 18th to legalize the medical use of marijuana, Massachusetts voters have approved a ballot question allowing the medical use of marijuana for patients with certain debilitating illnesses
Zero-tolerance policies still acceptable despite legalization of medical marijuana
- Day Pitney LLP
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- January 4 2013
New Jersey’s Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act (the “Act”) legalizes marijuana for medicinal use where individuals suffer from a “debilitating
Arizona legislature passes law protecting employers from medical marijuana claims; governor expected to sign bill into law
- Greenberg Traurig LLP
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- USA
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- April 20 2011
It is only right and fitting that we write again about medical marijuana on April 20.
Arizona employers in haze about effects of medical marijuana in the workplace
- Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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- USA
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- January 3 2011
On November 9, 2010, Arizona voters passed the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act ("AMMA").
Colorado Court of Appeals issues employer-friendly decision in medical marijuana case
- Ogletree Deakins
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- USA
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- September 19 2011
The Colorado Court of Appeals recently issued an important decision that sheds some light on the murky intersection between medical marijuana use and employment law.
Legalized marijuana and the workplace: preparing for the trend
- Baker & Hostetler LLP
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- USA
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- November 13 2012
As the smoke from the 2012 election dissipates, one clear winner has emerged: marijuana.
What employers should know about Colorado’s new marijuana use law
- Ogletree Deakins
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- USA
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- November 30 2012
On November 6, 2012, Colorado voters passed Amendment 64 to the Colorado Constitution by a 55 to 45 percent margin, making Colorado one of the first states in the nation to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.
New employee protections under the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act
- Greenberg Traurig LLP
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- USA
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- November 23 2010
If your company employs an individual who moonlights on the weekend as a volunteer at the new medical marijuana dispensary, can that individual be terminated for that reason?
Colorado's marijuana "legalization" amendment task force OKs recommendation to permit employers to terminate employees for off-duty marijuana use
- Littler Mendelson
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- February 12 2013
On February 5, 2013, a task force convened by Colorado's governor to address issues arising out of Amendment 64, a state constitutional amendment
Medical marijuana leaves employers in a haze
- Hunton & Williams LLP
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- December 17 2009
What to do with an employee who tested positive for marijuana used to be an easy decision.
Medical marijuana and the ADA
- Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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- July 25 2011
We are a large company with operations in several states.
Do employers need to accommodate an employee who's using medical marijuana?
- Foley & Lardner LLP
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- April 27 2010
A state agency in Oregon sued an employer after an employee was terminated for telling his supervisor he had a registration card under the state's Medical Marijuana Act and used marijuana for a medical problem.
HB2541 protects against medical marijuana law employment discrimination provisions
- Fennemore Craig
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- USA
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- May 2 2011
In November 2010, Arizona voters narrowly passed Proposition 203, thereby legalizing the sale, purchase, and use of medical marijuana under State law.
New Connecticut medical marijuana law
- Jackson Lewis LLP
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- USA
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- June 13 2012
Connecticut has become the 17th state in the country to permit the use of medical marijuana.
State marijuana legalization statutes and employer drug use policies
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- February 6 2013
California became the first state to legalize the use, possession and cultivation of marijuana for medical purposes in 1996.i Since then, 13 other
Medical marijuana: a cure for the chronically ill or up in smoke?
- Dykema Gossett PLLC
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- April 30 2009
Hundreds of Michiganians who suffer from chronic debilitating illness may find therapeutic or palliative benefit from the lawful use of medical marijuana pursuant to the Michigan Medical Marijuana Program (MMMP) administered by the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) under the auspices of the 2008 Initiative 1, the ballot initiative that Michigan voters passed last November.
The times they are a-changin’: what employers need to know now about legislative developments, NLRB activities and the EEOC’s current focus
- Lane Powell PC
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- November 16 2012
Beyond tight political races, the legalization of same-sex marriage and recreational marijuana use dominated the airwaves in Washington state this election season.
"What are you, people? on state-licensed medical marijuana?" the hazy intersection of state medical marijuana laws, federal authorities and employer drug free workplace and testing policies
- Venable LLP
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- USA
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- April 29 2010
In the recent case Emerald Steel Fabricators v Bureau of Labor and Industries, the Oregon Supreme Court overturned lower state court decisions and held that Oregon employers are not required to accommodate their employees' use of medical marijuana.
Prop 203 informal draft rules
- Lewis and Roca LLP
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- USA
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- January 6 2011
On December 17, 2010, the Arizona Department of Health Services began the first phase of the rulemaking process related to Proposition 203 by releasing its informal draft rules ("Informal Rules") on the Medical Marijuana Program.
Rocky mountain high: Colorado voters legalize non-medical use of marijuana
- Greenberg Traurig LLP
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- USA
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- November 20 2012
On November 6, Colorado voters passed Amendment 64, the controversial initiative legalizing the non-medical use of marijuana by adults, making Colorado the first state in the nation to decriminalize the possession, cultivation, and sale of marijuana.
New state laws decriminalizing marijuana use likely to have minimal effect on workplace drug policies
- Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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- USA
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- November 16 2012
On November 6, 2012, voters in Colorado and Washington approved state initiatives making it lawful for persons age 21 or older to possess up to one ounce of marijuana for personal use.
Medical marijuana dispensaries are now operating in Arizona
- Littler Mendelson
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- December 12 2012
On December 3, 2012, an Arizona Superior Court judge issued an order holding that the federal Controlled Substances Act does not preempt the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act.
Dot drug and alcohol regulations unaffected by Colorado, Washington marijuana legalization; employer policies unchanged
- Jackson Lewis LLP
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- USA
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- November 9 2012
The passage of ballot initiatives legalizing marijuana in Colorado and Washington on November 6 has no affect on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s drug and alcohol requirements for covered employers.
Arizona's new legislative prescription for employer medical marijuana ailments
- Fisher & Phillips LLP
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- USA
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- May 2 2011
Employers in Arizona exhaled a sigh of relief as Governor Jan Brewer signed a new law Friday, April 29, 2011.
Implications of marijuana legalization for Washington employers
- Jackson Lewis LLP
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- USA
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- November 9 2012
Washington State voters have agreed to allow the sale and possession of small amounts of marijuana.
Oregon employers claim victory in medical marijuana battle
- Fisher & Phillips LLP
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- USA
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- April 15 2010
On April 15, 2010 the Oregon Supreme Court handed employers a comprehensive victory in the long-running medical marijuana battle, deciding that employers need not accommodate an employee's use of medical marijuana.
Up in smoke: do new marijuana laws trump employers' drug testing policies?
- Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC
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- USA
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- November 21 2012
Earlier this month, voters in Colorado and Washington passed initiatives directing their states to decriminalize the possession of marijuana by adults for recreational use.
Michigan’s Medicinal Marijuana Act confirmed not to create protection for employees
- Dykema Gossett PLLC
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- USA
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- September 21 2012
On September 19, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued its much-anticipated opinion in Casias v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., affirming that Michigan’s Medicinal Marijuana Act (MMMA) does not protect employees from termination for using marijuana in violation of a drug-free workplace policy.