Business groups in New York in cautioning that the legalization of cannabis products in New York could lead to safety and insurance issues at construction sites.
The warning from a coalition of organizations representing contractors, builders and other business entities comes as state lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo are considering a legalization measure that would allow for the sale of cannabis and legalize the growing of a limited number of marijuana plants in the home.
In a letter to Cuomo and top lawmakers in the state Senate and the Assembly, lawmakers pointed to the potential of a person ingesting marijuana and then working at a job site, posing risk to “themselves, co-workers, and the public.”
“Current unregulated cannabis testing technologies and drug recognition methods do not provide a clear indication of worker impairment which will jeopardize workplace safety,” the groups wrote in the letter, which was backed by organizations including the Associated General Contractors and the Lawsuit Reform Alliance.
“The unregulated testing technologies can only detect the presence of cannabis for a short period of time and drug recognition experts are limited to highly skilled law enforcement professionals. Furthermore, the adult use cannabis proposals from the Executive and Legislature do not establish a standardized impairment level complicating an employers’ duty to provide a safe working environment.”
The organizations wrote the Legislature should also consider…
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Business groups in New York in cautioning that the legalization of cannabis products in New York could lead to safety and insurance issues at construction sites.
The warning from a coalition of organizations representing contractors, builders and other business entities comes as state lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo are considering a legalization measure that would allow for the sale of cannabis and legalize the growing of a limited number of marijuana plants in the home.
In a letter to Cuomo and top lawmakers in the state Senate and the Assembly, lawmakers pointed to the potential of a person ingesting marijuana and then working at a job site, posing risk to “themselves, co-workers, and the public.”
“Current unregulated cannabis testing technologies and drug recognition methods do not provide a clear indication of worker impairment which will jeopardize workplace safety,” the groups wrote in the letter, which was backed by organizations including the Associated General Contractors and the Lawsuit Reform Alliance.
“The unregulated testing technologies can only detect the presence of cannabis for a short period of time and drug recognition experts are limited to highly skilled law enforcement professionals. Furthermore, the adult use cannabis proposals from the Executive and Legislature do not establish a standardized impairment level complicating an employers’ duty to provide a safe working environment.”
The organizations wrote the Legislature should also consider…
