USA – NL holds up employer’s refusal to hire medical cannabis user

The Union filed a grievance due to alleged discrimination of the employer against Mr. Tizzard due to his disability. However, Arbitrator Roil concluded that medical cannabis use creates a risk of employer impairment at work and cited lack of available technology to measure cannabis-induced impairment and manage associated risks, causing undue hardship for the employer. Therefore, the grievance filed by the Union was dismissed. 

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