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Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Why We Highly Recommend Students Avoid Marijuana

On December 7, 2023, Ohio legalized adults possessing 2.5 ounces of cannabis in any form.  With recreational marijuana use now legal in twenty-four states, many college students wonder if they can possess and use marijuana at...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Is Biden about to make marijuana legal?

If so, what will that mean for employers? Yesterday, President Biden announced that he was pardoning everyone who was criminally convicted of simple possession of marijuana under federal law. He's also asked state governors...more

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,...

Medical Marijuana is Coming—Is Your Business Ready?

In 2018, Arkansas businesses will face for the first time the prospect that job applicants and employees will produce a medical marijuana registry ID card approved by the Arkansas Department of Health (“ADH”) in response to a...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Your employee tells you he’s using medicinal marijuana . . . now what?

Since the passage of the Medical Marijuana Act (“MMA”), we have received many questions from employers regarding the MMA’s impact on employment law; one of the most frequent questions being – what do I do if an employee tells...more

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Pennsylvania's Medical Marijuana Act Leaves Employers' Ability to Enforce Strict Drug-Free Workplace Policies Hazy

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On April 17, 2016, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed legislation authorizing the use of medical marijuana (the Medical Marijuana Act or MMA) in Pennsylvania. The new law – effective May 17, 2016 – allows patients...more

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Recent Colorado Supreme Court Decision on Medical Marijuana Highlights Risks Facing Employers in Connecticut Who Seek to Enforce...

As many of our clients know, we frequently train and counsel employers on the implications of Connecticut’s medical marijuana law in the workplace. Although medical marijuana use remains illegal under federal law,...more

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