M. Tae Phillips

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a disability discrimination claim from a job applicant with a medical marijuana card who alleged he had a job offer rescinded following a pre-employment drug screen.

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

A Pennsylvania federal court recently ruled that a job applicant who had a job offer rescinded could not allege disability discrimination under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA) for medical marijuana use as a matter of law. The ruling could be the first instance of a federal court adopting a Pennsylvania state appellate court decision that found medical marijuana use is not a qualifying disability under the PHRA.

2 months ago | jdsupra.com | Patrick Clark |David R. Kuhnz |M. Tae Phillips

[co-author: Leah Shepherd]Lawmakers in New Mexico have advanced two bills that would expand protections for medical marijuana patients and permit the use of medical psilocybin. Quick Hits The New Mexico House of Representatives recently passed a bill to protect workers from penalties at work for off-duty use of medical marijuana. The New Mexico Senate and House of Representatives both passed a bill to permit medical use of psilocybin.