Medical
Marijuana Law:
Recreational
Marijuana Law:
No Broad Laws
Legalizing Marijuana*:
*In these states, marijuana is either totally illegal, or there may be laws decriminalizing possession, or use of marijuana, or, the state may have a CBD law legalizing THC at a level constituting marijuana-derived CBD.
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Employment Information
Employer Concerns – Significant to Review
- No form of marijuana is legal. Both medical and recreational marijuana are illegal in Nebraska.
- Possession of marijuana is illegal in Nebraska.
- Although Nebraska has a mandatory drug testing law with several specifics, it is very open and has the intent of (Nebraska Revised Code 48-1901) “… helping in the treatment and elimination of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the workplace while protecting the employee’s rights.”
- Per Nebraska’s drug testing law, it is unlawful to assist or attempt to tamper with the collection process, and is (Neb. Rev. Stat. 48-1908) “…unlawful to provide, acquire or use body fluids for the purpose of altering the results” of any drug test. These are a Class I misdemeanor.
- An employer can discipline, up to and including termination, based on drug test results, refusing to test, or assisting or attempting to cheat a drug test.
Testing
- See Significant above.
Hiring/Termination
- An employer can discipline, up to and including termination, based on drug test results, refusing to test, or assisting or attempting to cheat a drug test.
Discipline
- An employer can discipline, up to and including termination, based on drug test results, refusing to test, or assisting or attempting to cheat a drug test.
- See Significant above.
Other Impacting Laws (e.g., drug testing, workers’ compensation, unemployment)
- It is illegal for an individual to drive or be in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of marijuana or any other drug.
- Although Nebraska has a mandatory drug testing law with several specifics, it is very open and has the intent of (Nebraska Revised Code 48-1901) “… helping in the treatment and elimination of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the workplace while protecting the employee’s rights.”
- A denial of an unemployment claim can be based on misconduct, including being under the influence of marijuana.
- If an employee is injured due to his or her intoxication, workers’ compensation benefits will be denied. A case decision found that proving the employee was intoxicated is the burden of the employer.
- Apply the Checklist of Impacting Issues for Employee Use of Marijuana provided by NDS for additional state laws and issues that can relate to and/or impact your operations regarding employee use of marijuana.
Sources (e.g., Bill Number, Authority)
- Nebraska Rev. Stat. 48-1901 to 1910 – Drug testing related
- Nebraska Rev. Stat. 48-628 – Unemployment related
- Nebraska Rev. Stat. 48-102 & 127 – Workers’ compensation related
- Johnson v. Hahn Bros. Const. Inc., 188 Neb. 252, 196 N.W.2d 109 (1972) – Case decision
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