Potential Pitfalls with Adult-Use Cannabis: What Both Employers and Employees Should Know

March 5th, 2023|Categories: Emerging Litigation & Risk, HB Emerging Law Notes, Journal on Emerging Issues in Litigation, New Featured Post for Home Page|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

The Authors Adam R. Dolan (adolan@gllawgroup.com) is a partner with Gfeller Laurie LLP, a tested litigator with a multifaceted practice, he has extensive experience handling catastrophic transportation, general liability, and products liability matters. He is a frequent writer and speaker on topics related to the cannabis industry. Kaylee E. Navarra (knavarra@gllawgroup.com) is an associate with Gfeller Laurie LLP where she works on matters involving commercial disputes, bad faith/ extracontractual liability, and insurance coverage. Interviews with leading attorneys and other subject matter experts on new twists in the law and how the law is responding to new twists in the world. Potential Pitfalls with Adult-Use Cannabis: What Both Employers and Employees Should Know "Employers may also take action when the employee, while working, manifests specific articulable symptoms of cannabis impairment that decrease or lessen the employee’s performance of the employee’s tasks or duties and/or the employee, while working, manifests specific articulable symptoms of cannabis impairment that interfere with the employer’s obligation to provide a safe and healthy workplace as required by state and federal workplace safety laws." Abstract: Recreational cannabis use for adults is legal in 21 states, having made its way eastward from Western jurisdictions that first addressed the issue. But these laws govern personal use during personal time. While they [...]