AMERICA’S SECOND-LARGEST EMPLOYER NO LONGER TESTING FOR MARIJUANA
In June, Amazon announced that it would no longer include marijuana in it’s drug testing program for positions not regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT). Marijuana use would be […]
BREATHALYZER FOR MARIJUANA – SOLUTION FOR DETERMINING IF SOMEONE IS IMPAIRED AT WORK?
Two new “breathalyzer” tests being developed by the University of Pittsburgh and Hound Labs, respectively, are set to hit the market in 2020 and are being marketed as the solution […]
CONFLICTING LAWS ON MARIJUANA LEAVE EMPLOYERS IN A HAZE ON WORKPLACE POLICY
With a majority of states — 33 states plus Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and Guam — in the country enacting laws permitting the use of marijuana for medical use, and […]
Nevada’s Cannabis Industry to Gain Access to Banking?
Nevada cannabis laws have made recreational marijuana use legal for years now. However, since cannabis is still considered illegal at a federal level, federal laws prohibit cannabis related business from […]
NEVADA FIRMS BARRED FROM USING MARIJUANA TEST TO REJECT JOB SEEKERS
After nearly two years of allowing recreational marijuana use, Nevada has enacted a law restricting most employers from using a marijuana drug test to reject potential employees. The move comes […]
NEVADA CONTROLLER SEEKS END TO FEDERAL CANNABIS PROHIBITION
Former Nevada Controller, Ron Knecht, and former Deputy Controller, James Smack, recently authored an opinion piece for the Northern Nevada Business View calling for an end to the federal prohibition […]
DOES NRS 613.333 ALLOW FOR OFF-DUTY CANNABIS USE?
In February of this year, Thoran Towler, our CEO at Nevada Association of Employers, wrote an article for the Reno Gazette Journal that explored recreational cannabis use in relation to […]
