What Ohio Employers Need to Know As Legal Marijuana Sales Begin

Ohio employers will soon see their employees be able to purchase recreational marijuana when dispensaries open in the coming weeks. Ohio’s recreational marijuana program stems from a 2023 citizen-driven campaign to create a program that allows all Ohioans over 21 years of age to purchase marijuana without needing a doctor’s recommendation first. That initiative, known …

Michigan Court of Appeals Holds That Medical Marihuana Act Does Not Prohibit Employers from Rescinding Offers of Employment After Positive Tests

On February 19, 2019, the Michigan Court of Appeals held that an employer does not violate Section 4 of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (“MMMA”) when it rescinds a conditional offer of employment based upon a positive drug test. In Eplee v City of Lansing, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued …