Cannabis in the Workplace: Has the U.S. Gone to Pot?
We will discuss the growth in the legalization of cannabis across the United States. We will discuss the laws, policies, procedures, and best practices relating to medical cannabis, recreational cannabis use, illegal use, and other drug issues in the workplace. Areas CoveredThe “new” cannabis on the market and how to recognize itState cannabis lawsAntidiscrimination lawsFederal laws and bills on cannabisThe future for cannabis legalization as impacting the workplaceLegal vs. illegal cannabis useRelevant case lawDrug TestingDrug and alcohol policiesMultistate considerationsWorkplace ProceduresSigns of cannabis use for remote access, and Best practices and procedures for the workplace relating to cannabis.Who Should AttendAll HR generalistsWhy Should You AttendWhile COVID has taken the foreground in our attention, the number of states and federal bills seeking legalization for marijuana in the United States is escalating. Combined with a remote workplace workforce, increasing antidiscrimination laws protecting medical cannabis use AND increasing mental health issues relating to the pandemic, cannabis use, legal and illegal, is at an all-time high. If you fail to pay attention to the growth in cannabis use in the workplace, you are missing a critical issue.
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We will discuss the growth in the legalization of cannabis across the United States. We will discuss the laws, policies, procedures, and best practices relating to medical cannabis, recreational cannabis use, illegal use, and other drug issues in the workplace.
Areas Covered
- The “new” cannabis on the market and how to recognize it
- State cannabis laws
- Antidiscrimination laws
- Federal laws and bills on cannabis
- The future for cannabis legalization as impacting the workplace
- Legal vs. illegal cannabis use
- Relevant case law
- Drug Testing
- Drug and alcohol policies
- Multistate considerations
- Workplace Procedures
- Signs of cannabis use for remote access, and
- Best practices and procedures for the workplace relating to cannabis.
Who Should Attend
- All HR generalists
Why Should You Attend
While COVID has taken the foreground in our attention, the number of states and federal bills seeking legalization for marijuana in the United States is escalating. Combined with a remote workplace workforce, increasing antidiscrimination laws protecting medical cannabis use AND increasing mental health issues relating to the pandemic, cannabis use, legal and illegal, is at an all-time high. If you fail to pay attention to the growth in cannabis use in the workplace, you are missing a critical issue.