Jennifer L. Pacicco

2 weeks ago | mondaq.com | Patrick Clark |Jennifer L. Pacicco

Quick HitsOn April 7, 2025, New Mexico became the third state to legalizeaccess to psilocybin, following Colorado and Oregon. Employers are not required to accommodate employees under theinfluence of psilocybin at work.

2 weeks ago | jdsupra.com | Patrick Clark |Jennifer L. Pacicco

On April 7, 2025, New Mexico became the third state to legalize psilocybin (colloquially known as “magic mushrooms” or “shrooms”) for medical purposes. New Mexico is the first state to legalize psilocybin via legislation and not a ballot initiative, like its predecessors Colorado and Oregon. Quick Hits On April 7, 2025, New Mexico became the third state to legalize access to psilocybin, following Colorado and Oregon.

2 weeks ago | ogletree.com | Patrick Clark |Jennifer L. Pacicco

Quick HitsOn April 7, 2025, New Mexico became the third state to legalize access to psilocybin, following Colorado and Oregon. Employers are not required to accommodate employees under the influence of psilocybin at work.

1 month ago | mondaq.com | Jennifer L. Pacicco |Zachary Zagger

Quick HitsA federal judge reinstated a disability discrimination claimafter a job applicant with a medical marijuana card alleged thathis job offer was rescinded without proper consideration ofreasonable accommodations for his underlying medicalconditions. The judge had previously dismissed the disabilitydiscrimination claim after finding that status as a medicalmarijuana cardholder was not a qualifying disability.

1 month ago | jdsupra.com | Jennifer L. Pacicco |M. Tae Phillips |Zachary Zagger

On April 11, 2025, a federal judge for the U.S. Western District of Pennsylvania reversed his recent decision to dismiss a disability discrimination claim from a job applicant with a medical marijuana card who alleged he had a job offer rescinded following a pre-employment drug screen.