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Union raises prescription THC policy; city requests legal and liability review
Summary
Union requested that employees prescribed medical THC under Texas' Compassionate Care Act be allowed to use prescribed medication without automatic discipline; city staff flagged legal, benefits and impairment-detection concerns and said it will research policies other jurisdictions use.
During bargaining, Leander firefighter negotiators asked the city to allow employees prescribed medical cannabis products (THC) under Texas law to use those prescriptions without being disciplined automatically for a positive drug test.
What the union asked: union representatives described cases in which medical marijuana or low-dose prescription cannabinoid therapies are prescribed for chronic pain or post-traumatic stress symptoms. They asked for contract language that would allow employees who present a valid medical prescription to avoid…
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