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Howard County firefighters and experts ask delegation to permit off-duty medicinal cannabis use and change testing rules
Summary
IAFF Local 2000 representatives, fire chiefs and cannabis policy experts asked the Howard County delegation to support HOCO 19-25 so firefighters can use state-authorized medicinal cannabis off duty without automatic discipline based solely on positive metabolite tests.
Representatives of the International Association of Firefighters Local 2000, active and retired fire chiefs, and cannabis policy experts told the Howard County delegation they support HOCO 19-25 and sought amendments to align county workplace testing and discipline with modern understanding of cannabis pharmacology.
"This bill simply adds cannabis to the list of lawful medications for which a firefighter may be prescribed, nothing more, nothing less," said Matt Johnson, who identified himself as second vice president of IAFF Local 2000, speaking on behalf of more than 500 Howard County firefighters and lieutenants. He emphasized the testimony did…
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