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
- Wisconsin’s law allows patients with a letter from their physician to possess CBD treatments. It appears the CBD must be hemp-derived and have no greater than 0.3% THC. Further, it appears access is legally regulated by the Controlled Substances Board of the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services.
- Although Wisconsin is drug-testing friendly without restrictions, there is required drug testing, which includes marijuana, for employees working on public works projects.
Testing
- There is required drug testing, which includes marijuana, for employees working on public works projects.
Discipline
- An employee who refuses a test or who tests positive for marijuana on a public works project is barred from that employment.
Other Impacting Laws (e.g., drug testing, workers’ compensation, unemployment)
- There is required drug testing, which includes marijuana, for employees working on public works projects.
- Impaired driving has zero-tolerance for delta-9-THC with an affirmative defense being that, at the time of the offense, the driver had a valid prescription for the substance (although a physician’s recommendation is not considered to be a prescription).
- If the injury is due to use of a controlled substance, the workers’ compensation benefit provided shall be reduced 15%, not to exceed $15,000 reduction.
- An employee who is discharged for misconduct, which includes refusing a drug test or testing positive for marijuana, will be ineligible for unemployment benefits.
- 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)
- Lydia’s Law – CBD related
- Senate Bill 10 – CBD related
- Act 4 – CBD related
- Wisconsin Stat. 103.503(3) – Drug testing related
- Wisconsin Stat. 108.04 – Unemployment related
- Wisconsin Stat. 102.58 – Workers’ compensation related
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