Review Chapter 13 of *Law, Business and Society*. On page 531, read
>> the statement regarding the legalization of cannabis for recreational
>> purposes in the states of Washington and Colorado. It also contains a
>> question regarding the potential impact that such legalization may have
>> on
>> employers’ substance abuse policies.
>>
>> In your initial post, discuss issues that may be raised in employment
>> law and substance abuse policies with respect to the legalization of
>> recreation and medical cannabis.
>>
>> During this final discussion, you are encouraged to draw on any other
>> topics addressed in the course, including contracts, protections
>> against
>> discrimination, regulatory oversight of business, or any other topic
>> that
>> you feel might apply to the questions asked.
>>
>> In response to your classmates’ posts, identify one or two stated or
>> unstated assumptions of the post with which you agree or disagree and
>> provide specific examples justifying your position.
>>
>> 800 words
>> refs and cite
>> an outline is required

preview of the answer..

In the recent past, around 26 states have legalized the use of marijuana at least to some degree. The surge in the states legalizing marijuana agrees with the increased support of the public to the decriminalization of the substance. Examples of the states include Colorado and Washington. Nevertheless, the drug still remains classified under the federal laws as a Schedule one substance (Strobbe, 2014). Therefore, according to the federal laws, marijuana is a controlled substance and it is therefore a criminal offense to be in possession, selling, using or manufacturing the substance. The tension between the laws of the individual states that have …

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