Donn C Meindertsma

Marijuana and the District of Columbia Donn C Meindertsma

This robust yet compact and highly readable book tells employers exactly what they need to know about the District of Columbia's laws on marijuana. The first part of the book provides an extensive and useful overview of the "law of marijuana," with a focus on how this developing area of law impacts employers. The second and third parts of the book, respectively, cover workplace policies relating to marijuana use by employees and employee drug testing. Each chapter offers practical insights on topics that will be of interest to any employer in the District, including the relationship between workplace policies on marijuana and other obligations employers have, such as obligations to maintain safe workplaces. The book answers addresses hot-topic questions such as whether employers have a duty to accommodate employee use of marijuana for medical or sacramental purposes and concerns employers may have about hiring applicants convicted of marijuana-related crimes. Employers are forewarned: the implications of the District's marijuana laws are more complicated and extensive than one might expect. Fortunately, Marijuana and the District of Columbia: A Comprehensive Guide for Employers, tackles these issues in a direct and practical fashion. This timely book is written in even-handed language, without presentation of any bias for or against the trend in the District, and elsewhere, to liberalize marijuana laws.