Mississippi just became the 37th state to legalize medical marijuana when Governor Tate Reeves (somewhat begrudgingly) signed a bill into law on February 2 to decriminalize the use of marijuana/cannabis for medical purposes. The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act (MMCA) – which went into effect immediately upon signing – allows for the use of marijuana as a medically authorized treatment for over two dozen “debilitating medical” conditions, most of which would be considered a disability under federal law. While the MMCA is 445 pages, we’ve reviewed the whole law so you don’t have to – and picked out the six most important things Mississippi employers need to know about this latest workplace development.
How Will the MMCA Impact Applicants, Employees, and the Workplace in General?
Employees may believe that the MMCA protects them from an adverse job action if they are approved to use cannabis to alleviate a medical condition that is listed within the MMCA. And there will be no shortage of products that your workers will be able to avail themselves of, as the law states that medical cannabis products can include cannabis flower, cannabis extracts, edible cannabis products, beverages, topical products, ointments, oils, tinctures and suppositories.
While Mississippi has only a few employment laws, the federal employment law with the most applicability is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The debilitating medical conditions listed in the MMCA will in all likelihood...
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