Is medical marijuana on the job a major risk for employers?
Medical cannabis has been named among the top biggest legal risks for businesses in 2017, according to a report from Canada’s largest law firm.
In its annual report on key trends and regulatory changes, Borden Ladner Gervais predicts medical marijuana will have a major impact on businesses — such as the possibility of employees being stoned on the job. But that doesn’t mean employers should freak out about it — because overreacting is also a risk, said Rob Weir, a partner in the law firm.
“Employers think they will have employees stoned out of their minds. I think that’s an overreaction,” said Weir, who urges employers to look at the evidence.
For example, many users ingest medical marijuana in edible form and aren’t smoking it — so there’s no need to worry about providing smoking rooms for workers who use medical marijuana, as some have feared.
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