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Neil Alexander and Kristy Peters: “the implementing regulations to AMMA focused on making marijuana accessible to authorized users and did not attempt to clarify the new employment-related obligations placed on Arizona employers. H.B. 2541 was introduced and moved fairly quickly through the legislature in an effort to remedy this lack of guidance.”
Arizona Republic: “A new state law, signed by Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday, could shield some employers from lawsuits if they wish to fire workers who are under the influence of medical marijuana or prescription drugs on the job. Another provision in the law allows employers with a qualifying drug-testing policy to reassign [...]
Phoenix Business Journal: “The Arizona Senate passed House Bill 2541 Tuesday afternoon, giving employers more protection in their drug testing policies when it comes to dealing with employees using medical marijuana. If signed by Gov. Jan Brewer, this bill will go a long way in protecting employers and avoiding a lot of potential [...]
Daily Miner: “The Arizona Department of Health Services and the Legislature are trying to clarify when an employer can take action against an employee under the influence of medical marijuana. . . . According to the act, an employer cannot refuse to hire, discriminate against or fire an employee just because they have [...]
Will Humble’s Blog: “A few years ago, an Arizona law was passed that established a Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program which requires pharmacies and medical practitioners who dispense Schedule II, III, and IV controlled substances to a patient, to report prescription information to the Board of Pharmacy on a weekly basis. The purpose [...]
Noah Mamber of the Marijuana Policy Project wrote the following about Arizona House Bill 2541, which is now pending in the Arizona legislature:
“H.B. 2541, a bill that would make it easier for employers to fire medical marijuana patients, has already passed the House, 56-3. Please e-mail your senator today in [...]
Phoenix New Times: “A state lawmaker wants to scratch out the anti-discrimination clause in Arizona’s medical marijuana law and give immunity to employers who fire qualified patients. The callous bill [HB 2541] by State Representative Kimberly Yee, R-Phoenix, also seeks to ban people from using medical weed “in a condominium or planned community common [...]
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