Florida A&M University’s Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative hosted another one of its “Conversations on Cannabis” virtual forums on Thursday. This forum, on Facebook Live, focused on medical marijuana and the workplace.
Heidi Otway, the host of the meeting, began by introducing the guest for the forum, attorney Kamilah Perry, and expressing her hope for an informative forum.
“We know that you have a lot of good information to share with our audience today,” Otway said.
Otway also urged viewers to share the forum with others so they would not miss out. She also informed viewers that they could pose questions that they wanted answered throughout the discussion.
The forum zeroed in on some of the rules regarding using medical marijuana as an employee. Employees are supposed to inform their employers that they use medical marijuana and get permission to use it as an employee of that company.
“An employee cannot use medical marijuana unless permitted by their employer,” Perry said.
This means that if your company has a policy against drug use, then you could be penalized for a positive drug test, even if you have a medical marijuana prescription. Some employers may allow their employees to use medical marijuana, but it is unlikely.
“Florida employers have an incentive to create a…
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Florida A&M University’s Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative hosted another one of its “Conversations on Cannabis” virtual forums on Thursday. This forum, on Facebook Live, focused on medical marijuana and the workplace.
Heidi Otway, the host of the meeting, began by introducing the guest for the forum, attorney Kamilah Perry, and expressing her hope for an informative forum.
“We know that you have a lot of good information to share with our audience today,” Otway said.
Otway also urged viewers to share the forum with others so they would not miss out. She also informed viewers that they could pose questions that they wanted answered throughout the discussion.
The forum zeroed in on some of the rules regarding using medical marijuana as an employee. Employees are supposed to inform their employers that they use medical marijuana and get permission to use it as an employee of that company.
“An employee cannot use medical marijuana unless permitted by their employer,” Perry said.
This means that if your company has a policy against drug use, then you could be penalized for a positive drug test, even if you have a medical marijuana prescription. Some employers may allow their employees to use medical marijuana, but it is unlikely.
“Florida employers have an incentive to create a…
