ALABAMA: Legalizes Medical Marijuana While Allowing Employers Discretion as to Participating Workers6/9/2021 ![]() On May 17, 2021, Governor Kay Ivey signed Alabama’s new medical marijuana law, known as the Darren Wesley ‘Ato’ Hall Compassion Act, making Alabama the 37th state to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. The law identifies specific qualifying medical conditions, including but not limited to autism spectrum disorder (ASD); cancer-related cachexia, nausea or vomiting, weight loss, or chronic pain; Crohn’s disease; depression; epilepsy or a condition causing seizures; and HIV/AIDS-related nausea or weight loss. While the law grants individuals with these health conditions access to medical marijuana, it provides almost no employment protections for doing so, and imposes no new obligations on employers. read more
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4/1/2022 05:45:19 pm
Costa Rica legalizes medical marijuana. The Costa Rican bill also makes growing hemp legal for industrial use, like textiles Thank you, amazing post!
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