Employees' Off Work Marijuana Use Now Protected in Maine

NORML | February 8, 2018

AUGUSTA, ME Provisions in the states 2016 voter-initiated marijuana law that seek to limit employers from penalizing employees for their off-the-job marijuana usewent into effectlast week.

The language stipulates:

The language took effect last Thursday when lawmakersfailed to extend a moratoriumhalting the implementation of various aspects of Question 1: The Marijuana Legalization Act.

By contrast, provisions in the law permitting ...