This post is presented by our media partner The Growth Op
View the original article here.
If the bill is enacted, employers would have 60 days to notify employees and prospective employees about their new rights.
Article content
The city council in Washington, D.C. took a step forward in protecting employees from marijuana restrictions.
Advertisement 2
Story continues below
Article content
In early June, lawmakers unanimously approved a bill that would stop employers from firing employees who fail cannabis tests. To come to fruition, however, the bill needs to be green lit by Mayor Muriel Bowser.
The bill, known as the Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022, protects employees from discrimination against marijuana use, with some exceptions.
-
DC Approves Bill Preventing Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing
-
A company is selling motivational speeches in exchange for a bit of weed
-
Some D.C. city employees given 30-day deadline to find alternative to doctor-prescribed cannabis
If it is enacted, employers would have 60 days to notify employees and prospective employees about their new rights.
Advertisement 3
Story continues below
Article content
While the bill would provide protection for most workers, there are a few parameters. The bill doesn’t protect employees working in safety-sensitive occupations and people who work at courts and the federal government.
It would also prohibit “possession, storage, delivery, transfer, display, transportation, sale, purchase or growing of cannabis at the employee’s place of employment.”
Marijuana use in the workplace is an issue that has caused problems in a variety of U.S. states where there are legal cannabis programs in place.
Since the drug remains illegal at the federal level, the majority of workplaces adhere to their own rules and judgement when it comes to their employees and marijuana use. This has resulted in firings and complicated legal issues brought before courts.
Advertisement 4
Story continues below
Article content
Legal marijuana was approved in D.C. in 2015. While it’s still illegal to sell or use marijuana in public places or to operate vehicles while under the influence of the drug, anyone over the age of 21 can grow cannabis in their homes, own rolling papers and bongs, and possess up to 56 grams of cannabis without fear of legal repercussions.
The FreshToast.com, a U.S. lifestyle site that contributes lifestyle content and, with their partnership with 600,000 physicians via Skipta, medical marijuana information to The GrowthOp.
Subscribe to Weekend Dispensary, a new weekly newsletter from The GrowthOp.
This post was originally published by our media partner here.
