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The ABCs of CBD? Kind of… 8th Circuit Affirms Termination of Employee Failing Drug Test for Hemp Pain Oil

You want a safe workplace and have adopted a Drug Free Workplace policy. You may even have government contracts that require you to drug test your employees. How does the brave new world of legalized marijuana, medical...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

At-Will Employment Doctrine Blocks Suit by Employee Alleging Positive Drug Test Resulted From CBD Use

With the explosion of legal hemp products across the U.S., employers are increasingly faced with employees who claim that a positive test for marijuana resulted from use of legal CBD products. ...more

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Fourth Circuit Issues Opinion Regarding Hemp-Derived (Delta-9) Products in Case Involving ADA Claims

On September 4, 2024, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, in Anderson v. Diamondback Investment Group, LLC, ruled on whether a former employee’s use of lawful hemp-derived products containing delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Fourth Circuit Rejects Employee's Claim That CBD Use Caused Positive Drug Test

We previously reported a growing number of questions from employers involving employees who have tested positive for marijuana and who claimed the positive test resulted from their use of legal CBD products. Last week, the...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Lawful Products Statutes Complicate Employers' Response to Employees' Claims of CBD Use

Over the past year, we have encountered a growing number of claims raised by applicants and employees who allege that positive drug test results for marijuana were actually the result of their use of legal hemp products...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Employer Drug-Testing Policies Must Evolve With State Law

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While many individuals are excited about the proliferation of state laws providing for medical and recreational use of marijuana across the country, inconsistencies in these state laws have made it difficult for employers to...more

McGlinchey Stafford

CBD & The Workplace, A Word to The Wise

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Federally legal CBD products may, under some circumstances, cause consumers to fail drug tests. An employer’s right to terminate employee-consumers on that basis is not prohibited by federal law, including the Americans with...more

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Marijuana in the Manufacturing Workplace

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The requirement to maintain a safe workplace often clashes with state and local laws that protect the rights of individuals who use marijuana while off-duty, creating unique challenges for manufacturing employers....more

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Court Dismisses Lawsuit of CBD User Who Tested Positive For Marijuana

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A federal court in Pennsylvania dismissed the legal claims asserted by a former employee who tested positive for marijuana on a random drug test and who attributed the test result to CBD use. Lehenky v. Toshiba America...more

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