Bipartisan Pennsylvania lawmakers are circulating a memo seeking support for a forthcoming bill that would revise the state’s medical cannabis law to clarify employment rules and protections for patients.

Amid heightened debates around enacting adult-use legalization in the Keystone State, Reps. Tim Twardzik (R) and Napoleon Nelson (D) sent out a cosponsorship memo to colleagues on Tuesday detailing their intent to introduce legislation they said will provide “much-needed clarity for both employers and employees regarding medical marijuana use in the workplace.”

“While medical marijuana was legalized in Pennsylvania through Act 16 in 2016, it remains illegal under federal law, creating ongoing uncertainty for employers navigating workplace policies,” they said. “Federal guidelines for managing an employee’s use of legal prescription medications do not extend to medical marijuana, leaving employers without clear direction.”

“Although Act 16 includes workplace-related provisions designed to protect employees in employment decisions, many employers continue to experience confusion in interpreting their obligations under the law,” they said, adding that their proposal will “directly address that ambiguity.”

Under the proposal, the existing medical cannabis law would be amended to define terminology to “ensure consistency in interpretation,” provide guidance for “drug testing procedures applicable to employees and job applicants,” detail which circumstances “requiring...

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