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
- The law does not require an employer to accommodate the therapeutic use of cannabis on the property or premises of any place of employment.
- Nothing in the law limits or prohibits the employer’s ability to discipline an employee from using or being under the influence on the job.
- A person can be arrested or prosecuted for being under the influence of marijuana in the place of employment without written permission.
Discipline
- See Significant above.
Use/Possession
- Law limits consumption of cannabis to, (New Hamp. Stat. 126-X:3), “… privately owned, real property only with written permission of the property owner…” including place of employment.
- Smoking is permitted.
- May not smoke or vaporize in any public place.
- A person can be arrested or prosecuted for being under the influence of marijuana while operating a vehicle, boat, or other named vessels.
Other Impacting Laws (e.g., drug testing, workers’ compensation, unemployment)
- Compensability will be denied if injury due in whole or in part to intoxication as defined in (RSA 281-A:2, XII-a) “”Intoxication” means intoxication by alcohol or controlled drug as defined in RSA 318-B:1. This definition shall not include an employee’s use of a controlled drug for which a prescription has been issued authorizing such drug to be dispensed to him, when the employee’s use of the controlled drug is in accordance with the instructions for use of the controlled drug.”
- 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.
Miscellaneous
- (NH Rev Stat § 126-X:3 (2015) III) “Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require:
(a) Any health insurance provider, health care plan, or medical assistance program to be liable for any claim for reimbursement for the therapeutic use of cannabis;”
Sources (e.g., Bill Number, Authority)
- New Hamp. Stat. 126-X:3 – Medical marijuana
- New Hamp. Stat. 282-A:34(I) – Unemployment related
- New Hamp. Stat. 281-A:14 – Workers’ compensation related
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