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Labor/Employment

Jul. 10, 2019

Drug policies in the age of legal marijuana

Nearly three years after California voters approved a ballot measure decriminalizing the recreational use of cannabis, and more than 20 years after medical marijuana became legal under state law, employers continue to struggle with issues involving employee use of marijuana. The law in this area is simple, but human nature, drug testing capabilities, and social mores are far less so.

Gina M. Roccanova

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Jackson Lewis PC

labor & employment

Phone: (510) 808-2010

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Email: groccanova@meyersnave.com

Univ of Michigan Law School

Gina has more than 20 years of experience in both the public and private sectors and brings a practical, problem-solving orientation to her work in negotiations, counseling, investigations, litigation, arbitration, and training.

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Nearly three years after California voters approved a ballot measure decriminalizing the recreational use of cannabis, and more than 20 years after medical marijuana became legal under state law, employers continue to struggle with issues involving employee use of marijuana. The law in this area is simple, but human nature, drug testing capabilities, and social mores are far less so.

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