Impacts of Evolving Marijuana Laws in Minnesota State Workplace in 2021

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Employment Law Research Outline 1

Instructor’s feedback:  So what are the recommendations for employers?  Include

the following: How are employers impacted by the legalization?  How have other

states and those employers addressed the issue?

IMPACTS OF EVOLVING MARIJUANA LAWS IN MINNESOTA STATE

WORKPLACES IN 2021

I. Thesis statement: The research evaluates the influence of ever-evolving laws surrounding

the consumption of marijuana and their impacts at the workplaces in Minnesota. It also

evaluates employers' reactions in the revision of their policies in alignment with current

policies, particularly those covering medical marijuana patients.

II. Body

A. A rise in tax revenues.

1. Minnesota has a concise program of medical marijuana following the five-

state voting for approving marijuana laws (Dills et al., 2021). They imply

that marijuana legalization will lead to a rise in tax revenues, improve

public health, stimulate the economy, increase traffic safety, and reduce

crimes. On the other hand, at the workplace, employers will be required to

review their current policies and ensure that they align with the evolving

marijuana laws, especially those that cover medical marijuana patients.

2. Marijuana is “a schedule I drug” at the federal level under the Act of

controlled substances. This means that it is perceived to have no medicinal

purpose and is likely to be abused (Wen et al., 2021). By legalizing

medicinal marijuana use, dispensaries will get tax advantages, though

recreational marijuana will remain illegal in the nation. Legalization or

rescheduling marijuana only needs congressional actions.

B. Further revision of laws