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Labor/Employment

Jan. 22, 2010

Clearing the Haze: Medical Marijuana and Employees

Brianne Marriott of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore says California law is clear that employees are not required to tolerate employees' use of medical marijuana.

By Brianne Marriott

Medical marijuana has been in the news lately, from changes in the enforcement of federal drug laws to the establishment of Oaksterdam University, California's first cannabis college. With all of the recent headlines regarding medical marijuana, employers may have questions about whether they must accommodate their employees' use of medical marijuana. However, California law is clear that employers are not obligated to tolerate the use of medical marij...

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