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D.C. Will Protect Employees Who Use Recreational Cannabis

On July 13, 2022, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser signed new employment protections into law. Although currently unfunded, the Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022 will prohibit employers from taking adverse action against employees or applicants based on their use of cannabis, their status as a medical cannabis program patient, or their failed marijuana drug test without additional indicia of impairment.

As a general matter, the law does not require employers to allow employees to use or possess cannabis at the place of employment, while performing work for the employer or during the employee’s hours of work.

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