{"id":3424,"date":"2018-02-06T11:55:27","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T16:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/employerdefensereport.com\/?p=3424"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:32:11","slug":"kara-maciel-to-speak-at-hr-in-hospitality-conference-on-marijuana-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/employer-defense-report\/kara-maciel-to-speak-at-hr-in-hospitality-conference-on-marijuana-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Kara Maciel to Speak at HR in Hospitality Conference on Marijuana Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-2463 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/employerdefensereport.connmaciel.stagingarea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/marijuana-picture.jpg\" alt=\"marijuana picture\" width=\"175\" height=\"163\" \/>On March 6, 2018, Kara Maciel, Chair of Conn Maciel Carey&#8217;s Labor &amp; Employment Practice Group will present at the HR in Hospitality Conference on the <a href=\"http:\/\/s23.a2zinc.net\/clients\/lrp\/hrinhospitality2018\/Public\/SessionDetails.aspx?FromPage=Sessions.aspx&amp;SessionID=1970&amp;SessionDateID=74\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent trend of medical and recreational marijuana laws<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As we have <a href=\"https:\/\/employerdefensereport.com\/2016\/05\/24\/medical-marijuana-and-an-employers-rights-in-dc-maryland-and-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">written about in the past<\/a>, to date, 26 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana, and eight states (plus D.C.) permit its recreational use.\u00a0 As marijuana laws become more liberal and usage becomes more pervasive, employers must address the emergent issue of marijuana in the workplace and the legal implications of employee use. 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