recreational marijuana – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 04 Nov 2024 20:00:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Roundtable: Plan sponsor considerations around medical cannabis coverage https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/roundtable-plan-sponsor-considerations-around-medical-cannabis-coverage/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/roundtable-plan-sponsor-considerations-around-medical-cannabis-coverage/#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2019 04:55:11 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/roundtable-plan-sponsor-considerations-around-medical-cannabis-coverage/ When the federal government signed the Cannabis Act into law in 2018, legalizing recreational cannabis, it also committed to providing patients with better access to medical cannabis and to more extensively researching the trends, use patterns, patient impact, potential therapeutic treatments and adverse effects of cannabis and cannabinoids. The legislation also prompted new conversations in […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/roundtable-plan-sponsor-considerations-around-medical-cannabis-coverage/feed/ 0 Learn about first six months of legalized cannabis at 2019 Benefit and Pensions Summit https://www.benefitscanada.com/human-resources/hr-law/learn-about-first-six-months-of-legalized-cannabis-at-2019-benefit-and-pensions-summit/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/human-resources/hr-law/learn-about-first-six-months-of-legalized-cannabis-at-2019-benefit-and-pensions-summit/#respond Mon, 15 Apr 2019 05:30:47 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/learn-about-first-six-months-of-legalized-cannabis-at-2019-benefit-and-pensions-summit/ The conflation of medical and recreational cannabis can present challenges when it comes to workplace policies, says Gregory Clooney, a lawyer and senior legal consultant at Morneau Shepell Ltd. “This should be avoided as these are two very different concepts to be addressed within their own context,” he says. “Yes, there’s some potential overlap, but this can […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/human-resources/hr-law/learn-about-first-six-months-of-legalized-cannabis-at-2019-benefit-and-pensions-summit/feed/ 0 Workplace safety leading HR issue as marijuana legalization approaches: HRPA https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/workplace-safety-leading-hr-issue-as-marijuana-legalization-approaches-hrpa/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/workplace-safety-leading-hr-issue-as-marijuana-legalization-approaches-hrpa/#respond Mon, 29 Jan 2018 06:42:52 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/workplace-safety-leading-hr-issue-as-marijuana-legalization-approaches-hrpa/ The majority (71 per cent) of Canadian employers are unprepared for how the legalization of recreational marijuana will affect the workplace, according to a new survey by the Human Resources Professionals Association, Business of Cannabis and the Public Services Health and Safety Association.  The survey, which polled nearly 700 HRPA members, found that ensuring a safe work […]

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