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NORML Op-Ed: Antiquated Marijuana Policies Are Exacerbating Supply Chain Issues

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on March 17, 2023March 24, 2023

Since 2020, more than 100,000 truck drivers have tested positive for past cannabis exposure. Of this total, only about 25 percent sought to return to work — resulting in mass driver shortages.

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  • Employment Protections

Tens of Thousands of Commercial Truckers Leaving the Workforce Over Outdated Marijuana Testing Requirements

  • by NORML
  • Posted on January 27, 2023February 9, 2023

“The Transportation Department’s reliance on this outdated technology and upon these discriminatory policies is out of step with reality and is directly contributing to the trucking shortage crisis.”

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St. Louis: City Officials Move to End Marijuana Screening for Most Public Employees

  • by NORML
  • Posted on March 14, 2022March 14, 2022

The new rules stipulate, “No person currently employed by St. Louis County or applying for employment by St. Louis County shall be required to undergo pre-employment or random drug testing for the presence of marijuana metabolites (THC) as a condition or part of employment.”

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New York: Employers Are Prohibited from Testing Most Employees for Cannabis

  • by Carly Wolf, Former NORML State Policies Manager
  • Posted on October 19, 2021January 25, 2022

Employers will still be allowed to take action against an employee who is impaired on-the-job, but only if an employee “manifests specific articulable symptoms of impairment.”

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Kansas City, MO: City Council Approves Measure Eliminating Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing for Most City Workers

  • by Carly Wolf, Former NORML State Policies Manager
  • Posted on September 24, 2021January 25, 2022

Certain government positions would be excluded from the protections under this law.

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Medical Marijuana
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Analysis: Growing Number of States Allow Reimbursement of Medical Cannabis Costs by Workers’ Compensation Insurance

  • by NORML
  • Posted on September 23, 2021September 23, 2021

NORML’s Deputy Director Paul Armentano said: “For millions of patients, cannabis is a legitimate therapeutic option. More and more, our laws and regulations are recognizing this fact and evolving their policies accordingly.”

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Puerto Rico: Law Signed Protecting Medical Cannabis Patients from Employment Discrimination

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on August 3, 2021August 3, 2021

Under the expanded law, employers may not discriminate against authorized patients of medical cannabis in the recruitment, hiring, designation, or termination process or when imposing disciplinary actions.

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  • Employment Protections

Philadelphia: City Council Votes to Prohibit Pre-Employment Drug Screening for Cannabis

  • by NORML
  • Posted on April 23, 2021April 23, 2021

Council members decided 15 to 1 in favor of the measure, which “prohibits employers from requiring prospective employees to undergo testing for the presence of marijuana as a condition of employment”

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