Cannabis and Employment Law

The legalization of cannabis presents numerous novel legal issues for employers and employees.

Once illegal for all purposes, in most states, questions now arise about whether an employee should be drug tested and whether their medical marijuana use must be accommodated under conflicting state and federal laws. What if you are a cannabis business such as a grow facility? Do the answers to these questions change? What are the factors to consider in your client’s employment decisions? What policies should be adopted and what do you need to watch out for? In short, what are you required and not required to do under the law when your state legalizes cannabis?

If you are an attorney who may be advising on these issues or a business owner seeking to understand the complexities of employment law in the cannabis space, you should attend this program. The program will contain a history of cannabis legalization, an explanation of employment law principles, and a discussion of case law to date on employment issues related to cannabis. As a noteworthy and exciting component, this program will conclude with a lively and interactive executive roundtable discussion with the nation’s top cannabis companies’ human resource professionals and legal teams to tell their war stories, answer your questions, and relay their HR successes and challenges in this evolving area of law.

Learning Objectives:

• Discover the legalities of cannabis legalization
• Explore the intersection of cannabis and employment law
• Investigate and take in an Executive Roundtable discussion on this relevant and controversial legal topic