Last month, a Hawaii federal district court judge denied an employer’s motion to dismiss an applicant’s claim for disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) where the employer merely assumed that an applicant who admitted to having a medical marijuana card was a current marijuana user and would fail a drug test.
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The Week in Weed: February 15, 2019
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Possibly the biggest news this week was the first ever Congressional hearing on cannabis banking. From the hearing’s webpage, you can watch the hearing, read the committee’s memorandum and read the witnesses’ prepared statements. The committee memorandum has a great…
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The Week in Weed: October 5, 2018
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Things in New Jersey have changed considerably with the end of Chris Christie’s term as governor, especially as concerns marijuana.
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A vote for legal weed in N.J. coming on this day, top lawmaker says
(NJ.com, 27 September 2018)
New Jersey’s top…
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The Week in Weed: December 15
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
- Hawaii Sees Legalizing Adult Use Marijuana As Huge Boon to Island Economy
(Entrepreneur: Latest, 13 December 2017)
Legal marijuana is certain to appeal to the 9 million annual visitors but industrial hemp also could boost self-reliance in the Aloha State.
The Week in Weed: August 11, 2017
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
- Sessions says he has ‘serious concerns’ about legal marijuana. Now states wonder what’s next
(Los Angeles Times: National News, 10 August 2017)
With thousands of jobs and billions of dollars at stake, it’s a burning question: Is Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions…
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The Week in Weed: May 6, 2016
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your source for articles on legalized marijuana. Supporters of full legalization had a “one step forward; one step back” week. It looks like a ballot measure legalizing recreational marijuana will qualify for the November ballot in California, but in Vermont, legislation that would have legalized cannabis was defeated. You win some; you lose…
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