Medical marijuana: Limits to consumption in unionized workplaces
A recent labour arbitration decision from Saskatchewan has suggested what the boundaries around workplace consumption of medical marijuana might be.
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Legalization and the workplace: Your questions answered!
On October 17, the federal government legalized recreational marijuana use. At the same time, Ontario’s provincial government enacted the Cannabis Act and amended related legislation. Employers are rightly concerned about the possible impacts on the workplace.
Arbitrator states worker’s use of medical cannabis results in “unacceptable increased safety risk”- grievance dismissed
Increased safety risk arising from cannabis impairment in the workplace can amount to undue hardship. This will likely continue to be the case until there are reliable technologies that can accurately and effectively measure impairment from cannabis.
