A Drug-Free Workplace: California’s Changing Landscape
Review your company’s policy regularly. It is important to clearly spell out the organization’s position on medical and recreational marijuana use. Make sure there is a statement that reads “Subject to Federal, State, and other applicable law.” An example of a policy statement should read, “In accordance with federal, state, and local law, the company prohibits any employee from the use, possession, cultivation, manufacture, distribution, dispensation, sale or storage of marijuana/cannabis under any circumstance, including being under the influence of marijuana/cannabis while on company property or engaging in company business, regardless of whether the employee has a medical marijuana/cannabis card or a prescription for medical marijuana.”