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Stanford council votes to prohibit medicinal cannabis use by city employees
Summary
The Stanford City Council unanimously approved a change to the municipal personnel policy, via Municipal Order, to ban city employees from using medicinal cannabis after the Kentucky League of Cities advised the city to update its rules.
The Stanford City Council voted unanimously on Nov. 14 to amend the city's personnel policy to prohibit city employees from using medicinal cannabis.
Councilman Joe Tackett moved to adopt the change and Councilman Eddie Carter seconded; all five members present voted in favor and the motion will be formalized by Municipal Order. The council said the update was prompted by guidance from the Kentucky League of Cities, which notified the city that its personnel policy needed to address medicinal cannabis use by employees.
The council did not specify in the meeting transcript details about enforcement, testing, disciplinary steps or any medical-accommodation process; those implementation specifics were not presented at the Nov. 14 meeting and were described only as "to be made by Municipal Order." Councilman Bill Miracle was absent from the meeting.
The amendment replaces the current gap in the city's personnel policy, per the council's discussion, and will be incorporated in the written municipal order at a later date. The council did not take public comment on the item during the meeting.
