Adult Use Cannabis and The Workplace
Marijuana Industry NewsNew York October 22, 2021 0
What if my employee works remotely in another state that uses different laws? The MRTA and New York Labor Law Section 201-D only apply to employees employed within the State of New York. Can a person use cannabis if they are on leave? For purposes of the labor law,... Read more
Texas says popular cannabis extract, delta-8, is illegal, sending retailers scrambling
Marijuana Industry NewsTexas October 21, 2021 0
The federal farm bill in 2018 made the substance legal because of its low THC content. Three years after federal legislation removed the marijuana extract known as delta-8 THC from the nation’s list of controlled substances, Texas health officials have put it on its own list of illegal drugs,... Read more
Florida’s First Black Medical Marijuana License Recipient Will Have to Pay for the Privilege
FloridaMarijuana Industry NewsMedical Marijuana October 21, 2021 0
The process was like the slow burn of a fatty (prescribed for medicinal use only, of course). Last week, five years after Floridians voted to legalize medical marijuana in 2016, state officials announced an “emergency rule” that sets aside one medical marijuana license specifically for a Black farmer. That might seem... Read more
Vermont Gears Up for a $225 Million Marijuana Market
Marijuana Industry NewsRecreational MarijuanaVermont October 20, 2021 0
Vermont’s Cannabis Control Board estimates that spending on recreational marijuana in Vermont could reach $225 million annually by 2025, which would translate to nearly $46 million in new state taxes. The figures are just some of the news from a highly anticipated report the board released last Friday. The... Read more
Marijuana in the workplace: New York employers can’t test most workers, state says
Marijuana Industry NewsNew York October 20, 2021 0
The New York State Department of Labor has released new guidance regarding legalized recreational marijuana use and the workplace. According to that new guidance, employers must cite “articulable symptoms of impairment” in almost any effort to take action against an employee due to marijuana use. That means an employer... Read more
After nearly three years, dissatisfaction over Ohio’s medical marijuana prices is widespread
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaOhio October 19, 2021 0
Nearly three years after the first medical marijuana dispensary opened in Ohio, slightly over half of the state’s marijuana card holders say they are dissatisfied with the program. Those are the results of a late September report prepared by the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center at Ohio State University’s Moritz College... Read more
