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Now that people aged 21 or older can legally possess and use marijuana, are employees allowed to use marijuana in the workplace?

The answer to this question is no, but the Connecticut law legalizing marijuana use, which is known as Responsible and Equitable Regulation of Adult-Use Cannabis, contains specific limitations on what some employers can and cannot do when an employee uses or possesses marijuana outside of work and before being actually employed.

Since most of the recreational marijuana rules that apply to employers become effective on July 1, 2022, it is critically important for employers to understand the scope of RERACA and their rights and obligations to their employees.

RERACA also underscores the importance for an employer to have broad and updated drug-free workplace policies, including policies governing pre-employment drug testing, reasonable suspicion testing, and accommodation for those employees with medical marijuana cards.

Employers should review and put in place these policies to better address their obligations that go into place on July 1.

Employers should also know and understand what reasonable suspicion urine testing means, as that employer right continues under the new law.

Who Is Subject to RERACA?

Employers in several industries, including construction and manufacturing, are exempt from the requirements of the RERACA.

Even if an employer is...

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