Protecting Legal Cannabis Users From Irrational Employment Discrimination
February 8, 2026
Bills would prohibit employers from refusing to hire, terminating, or penalizing based solely on a cannabis-positive test
Bills would prohibit employers from refusing to hire, terminating, or penalizing based solely on a cannabis-positive test
Doubling of cannabis possession limit recently made headlines, but that’s just one part of this legislation in the works
Body’s Ways and Means Committee advances version with some shifts from House bill on ownership, medical, other key points
Mental health committee weighs legislation for psychedelics pilot program in licensed treatment facilities
‘Policymakers and entrepreneurs to discuss how to protect competition and local independent small businesses’
The legislation is unique from other measures in consideration for its broad scope, including ibogaine and MDMA
One bill addresses treatment for veterans; another one concerns employment protections for cannabis users
“I felt obligated to personally do something to help push decriminalization, and to tell people that psychedelics are nothing to be afraid of.”
“Inefficiencies … increased risk of noncompliance … erosion of public and stakeholder trust; operational inefficiencies … and potential for financial loss or fraud.”
Latest psychedelics hearings featured new faces, old foes, and a historic endorsement for psychedelic decriminalization
