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McCracken Fiscal Court adopts interim ban on employee use of medical marijuana to retain state workplace discount
Summary
The court authorized the judge executive to sign a resolution barring employee use of marijuana, with or without a prescription, citing SB 47 and the county—s desire to retain a Kentucky Drug-Free Workplace workers— compensation discount; commissioners said the policy will be reviewed for permanent placement in the administrative code in June.
The McCracken County Fiscal Court on Jan. 27 approved a resolution directing that county employment policy continue to prohibit employee use of marijuana, including when prescribed, and authorized the judge executive to sign the resolution in response to Kentucky Senate Bill 47.
County staff explained the resolution is intended as an interim measure to preserve the county—s…
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