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Virginia: Governor Approves Employment Protection Bill

  • by JM Pedini
  • Posted on March 29, 2021April 13, 2021

Democratic Governor Ralph Northam has signed House Bill 1862 into law, which provides employment protections for state-registered medical cannabis patients.

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  • GOVERNMENT

NORML Comments on Reports of Marijuana-Related Firings of White House Staff

  • by NORML
  • Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021

Newly published reports allege that “dozens of young White House staffers have been suspended, asked to resign, or placed in a remote work program due to past marijuana use.”

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  • Research

Study: Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Laws Associated with Declines in Workers’ Compensation Claims

  • by NORML
  • Posted on February 18, 2021February 18, 2021

“The present study provides empirical evidence on the consequences of marijuana legalization on issues related to the labor market outcomes, in particular, WC [workers’ compensation] claiming of older adults. … Our findings suggest potentially important benefits to older workers and society at large.”

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  • SCIENCE

Study: Past-Year Marijuana Use Not Associated with Elevated Risk of Workplace Injury

  • by NORML
  • Posted on October 29, 2020October 29, 2020

“We found that workers reporting using cannabis more than once in the past year were no more likely to report having experienced a work-related injury over the same time period in a large cohort of the Canadian working population.”

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Marijuana Testing
  • 2020

Municipalities Moving Away from Marijuana Testing for Employees

  • by NORML
  • Posted on May 15, 2020June 18, 2020

“Times have changed; attitudes have changed, and in many places, the marijuana laws have changed. It is time for workplace policies to adapt to this new reality.”

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Marijuana Plants
  • 2020

NORML Urges Congress to Provide Small Business Relief to State-Licensed Cannabis Companies

  • by NORML
  • Posted on March 25, 2020April 30, 2020

“All that is needed by Congress is the passage of a one line legislative fix to protect tens-of-thousands of American jobs in a supply chain that serves over three million medical marijuana patients.”

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Cannabis Legislation
  • GOVERNMENT

Washington, DC: Mayor Signs Order Expanding Workplace Protections for Cannabis Consumers

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on September 18, 2019May 6, 2021

Mayor Muriel Bowser signed an order on Tuesday providing explicit protections for certain District employees who consume cannabis while away from the job. The new rules apply to all District government agencies under the direct administrative authority of the Mayor.

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  • Expungement

Nevada: New Law Bars Employers from Discriminating Against Cannabis Consumers

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on June 7, 2019

Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak has signed legislation into law prohibiting certain employers from refusing to hire a worker because he or she tested positive for cannabis. The new law takes effect on January 1, 2020.

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NORML Working to Reform Marijuana Laws
  • Expungement

New York City: Lawmakers Advance Bills Limiting Drug Testing for Cannabis as a Condition of Employment, Probation

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on April 11, 2019

Members of the New York City Council approved a pair of municipal bills this week limiting situations where those seeking employment or on probation may be drug tested for the past use of cannabis.

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