Recreational cannabis isn't legal yet: Canada's federal government has proposed legislation to legalize and regulate access to recreational (non-medical) cannabis in Canada with the hopes of making it effective in July 2018. But many employers are already feeling the workplace effects of the pending legalization now.
Brad Proctor and Caroline Spindler provide a five-step plan for the employers to act now and be prepared for the workplace impact of cannabis legalization when it happens. Read their article, Nip it in the Bud: A 5 Step Plan for Employers to Prepare for Cannabis Legalization, as published in the Workplace Environment Health & Safety Reporter, May 2017 (at page 4295).
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