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5/10/17 1 The Challenge of State vs. Federal Laws on Marijuana and Impact on Public Health, Safety and Drug Testing Programs

DATIA Annual Meeting

May 16 – 18, 2017 / Orlando Florida

Peter B. Bensinger

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SOURCE: Colorado Department of Transportation. The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado, The Impact, Volume 4, September 2016, Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.

Colorado

SOURCE: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2006-2011 and Colorado Department

• f Transportation 2012-2015. The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado, The Impact, Volume 4, September 2016, Rocky Mountain High

Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.

Colorado

SOURCE: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado, The Impact, Volume 4, September 2016, Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.

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SOURCE: Colorado Hospital Association, Emergency Department Visit Dataset. Statistics prepared by the Health Statistics and Evaluation Branch, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment , Colorado Department of Transportation. The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado, The Impact, Volume 4, September 2016, Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.

Colorado

SOURCE: Colorado Hospital Association, Hospital Discharge Dataset. Statistics prepared by the Health Statistics and Evaluation , The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado, The Impact, Volume 4, September 2016, Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.

Colorado

SOURCE: SAMHSA.gov, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado, The Impact, Volume 4, September 2016, Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.

Colorado

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SOURCE: SAMHSA.gov, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado, The Impact, Volume 4, September 2016, Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.

Colorado

SOURCE: SAMHSA.gov, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado, The Impact, Volume 4, September 2016, Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.

Colorado

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SOURCE: Colorado Bureau of Investigation, The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado, The Impact, Volume 4, September 2016, Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. SOURCE: Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budget, The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado, The Impact, Volume 4, September 2016, Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.

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SOURCE: Colorado Department of Revenue, Colorado Liquor Excise Tax, The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado, The Impact, Volume 4, September 2016, Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. SOURCE: Colorado Department of Revenue, Starbucks Coffee Company, McDonalds Corporation, The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado, The Impact, Volume 4, September 2016, Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.

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FEDERAL / STATE LAWS

• New Administration Perspective
• Possible DOJ Action
• Enforcement of Federal Drug Laws in States

with Medical and Legalized Marijuana

• McClintock Amendment
• DOT Regulations

What do Employers do in States that have Legalized Marijuana?

• American Automobile Association (AAA)
• American Medical Association
• Vatican Conference Report
• Drug-Free Workplace
• Federal Contracts
• Safety Sensitive Employment
• Under the Influence – Impairment
• Legal Challenges – Court Decisions

QUESTIONS