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This weeks discussion really is something that I am excited to discuss about. As someone that has lived in three different states with drastically different laws around cannabis use, there are definitely a lot of different ways companies look into this. With cannabis not being federally legal, it is a very touchy subject. Below is an excerpt from the CDC regarding cannabis and its legalization.

"The Controlled Substances Act administered by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration currently classifies marijuana as a Schedule I substance, meaning that it has no accepted medical use and has a high potential for abuse (4). Substances that are classified as Schedule I have the most regulatory restrictions, and thus there are strict limits on researchers access to study marijuana and explore its potential medicinal value and public health and safety impacts. Regardless of the federal prohibition of marijuana, 33 states* as well as Washington D.C., Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have passed laws legalizing marijuana for medicinal and/or non-medical adult uses at the time of this publication (5)."(Howard, 2020)

With this I think that if marijuana is legalized the workforce will see only a slight change. Individuals will still be tested for harder drugs, but cannabis would be just like how alcohol is in a workplace environment. It is rarely allowed during work, but after work no one really cares if you go out for a drink, why should they care about cannabis. The article from the CDC mentioned in detail how we still need so much more research into the drug to see if the negative effects of cannabis actually are what they are telling us. This goes the same way with its benefits in a working environment, they need more research. "Indiana, for example, introduced a bill that would outlaw employment discrimination against medical cannabis patients, but also add certain protections for employers." (Hentze, 2020) There are a few differences between medical cannabis and recreational but the laws in legalized states are starting to show protection for those who use cannabis as a medication to cure deceases that in many circumstances would not be able to work without it.

ANSWER THIS - identify one or two stated or unstated assumptions of the post with which you agree or disagree and provide specific examples justifying your position.