Source: https://www.littler.com/minnesota-medical-marijuana-law-will-cloud-employer-drug-free-workplace-efforts
Timestamp: 2020-06-07 07:02:15
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 181', '§ 802', '§ 1308', '§40', '§ 181', '§ 152', '§ 152', '§ 152', '§ 152', '§ 152', '§ 181']

Minnesota Medical Marijuana Law Will Cloud Employer Drug-Free Workplace Efforts | Littler Mendelson P.C.
By Dale L. Deitchler and Nancy N. Delogu on
1 The other jurisdictions are: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington. In addition, in 2014 New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo, by executive action, initiated a 20-hospital pilot program permitting hospital participants to prescribe medical marijuana.
2 Minnesota Statutes §§ 181.950-181.957.
3 21 U.S.C. § 802(16). Regulations implementing the law are codified at 21 C.F.R. § 1308.
4United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers Co-Op, 532 U.S. 483 (2001); Gonzales v. Raich, 545 U.S. 1 (2005).
5See, e.g., James v. City of Costa Mesa, 700 F.3d 394 (9th Cir. 2012), cert. denied, 2013 U.S. LEXIS 3912 (2013); Barber v. Gonzales, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 37411 (2005). However, notably this issue has not been decided under the disability discrimination laws of many states.
6See, e.g., DOT Office of Drug and Alcohol Compliance Notice (Feb. 22, 2014) (reiterating DOT Medical Review Officers, "will not verify a drug test as negative based upon," information that a physician recommended that the employee use "medical marijuana" when states have passed "medical marijuana" initiatives) and 49 C.F.R. §40.151.
7 Minnesota Statutes § 181.950, Subd. 5.
8 Minnesota Statutes § 152.01, Subd. 9.
9 Minnesota Statutes §§ 152.021-152.027.
10 Minnesota Statutes § 152.32. Patients enrolled in the state registry program will be presumed to be engaged in authorized medical marijuana use.
11 A "health care practitioner" means Minnesota licensed doctors, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses.
12 Cancer and terminal illness are qualifying conditions only if the underlying condition or treatment produces severe/chronic pain, nausea, severe vomiting or cachexia or severe wasting.
13 The MML states that a "patient shall only receive medical cannabis from a registered manufacturer but is not required to receive medical cannabis products [delivery devices, related supplies and educational materials] from only a registered manufacturer." Minn. Stat. §§ 152.22, Subd. 8 and 152.30(c).
14 Minnesota Statutes § 152.32.
15 Minnesota Statutes § 181.938.
16 Coats v. Dish Network, 2014 Colo. LEXIS 40 (Co. 2014).
17 In addition to establishing the state registry program, which has no deadlines under the MML, the Minnesota Commissioner of Health must take the following steps by the following deadlines: (1) register two in-state manufacturers for medical cannabis production (December 1, 2014) (unless an adequate supply of federally sourced medical cannabis is available by August 1, 2014); (2) adopt distribution rules (July 1, 2015) with rules notice published no later than January 1, 2015. Registered manufacturers must have at least one operating distribution facility by July 1, 2015 and all four facilities each must begin distribution by July 1, 2016.
Dale L. Deitchler is a Shareholder in Littler's Minneapolis office and Nancy N. Delogu is a Shareholder in the Washington, DC office. If you would like further information, please contact your Littler attorney at 1.888.Littler or info@littler.com, Mr. Deitchler at ddeitchler@littler.com or Ms. Delogu at nndelogu@littler.com.
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