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MUST READ: Weed-Using Job Seeker’s Walmart Rejection Probed by 3d Circuit Court
The Third Circuit on Wednesday seemed both open and reluctant to second-guess Walmart’s decision to pull an offer it made to a New Jersey job seeker after he tested positive for cannabis.
Recreational marijuana laws (RMLs) that allow recreational marijuana sales are associated with an increase in workplace injuries among young adults, according to a research letter published online Feb. 23 in JAMA Health Forum.
In January 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held in Fisher v. Airgas that an employer was not shielded from liability under the honest belief doctrine because it failed to meaningfully investigate the underlying facts.
From 1999 to 2021, nearly 645,000 people died from an opioid overdose, including prescription and illicit drugs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number continues to climb due in part to the proliferation of fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid.
Navigating the drug rehabilitation process, especially one involving Opioid Use Disorder, is a complicated and difficult journey.
New Jersey cannabis patients and caregivers can now avoid paying sign-up or renewal fees for copies of their medical marijuana cards with the start of a new initiative from the state’s governing cannabis board.
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