Marijuana Legalization Creates Risks For Gov't Contractors

Law360, New York (February 27, 2015, 11:52 AM EST) -- On Feb. 26, 2015, Washington, D.C., joined the states of Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington, and became the most recent jurisdiction to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. Missing from the news, however, is that a huge percentage of the population in Washington, D.C. are federal contractors who still face catastrophic penalties for violating laws that prohibit drug use by federal contractor employees notwithstanding the recent legalization efforts....

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