CLE
Jackie Staple
Jackie Staple Jackson Walker LLP
Up in Smoke Drug Testing and Marijuana in Today’s Workplace
Up in Smoke: Drug Testing and Marijuana in Today’s Workplace

Pot, Mary Jane, Weed, Blunt, Fatty. No matter what you call it, marijuana is part of American culture and, increasingly, along with other drugs, presents workplace issues for employers. This presentation will cover some fun facts about marijuana; review facts about other types of drugs and signs that an employee may be under the influence; cover various marijuana laws in the United States; discuss drugs’ intersection with the Americans with Disabilities Act; and conclude with a discussion on legal issues that arise with candidate and employee drug testing.

Topics covered include:
Agenda:
  • Introduction
    • Overview of the topics we will cover today related to drug testing in the workplace

  • Facts About Marijuana
    • This segment will look at various facts and statistics about marijuana use

  • What Is It?
    • This segment will review various types of illicit drugs and controlled substances, describing the signs and symptoms that someone is under the influence to assist employers with reasonable suspicion testing and workplace safety measures

  • Marijuana Laws
    • This segment will discuss laws regulating marijuana on a federal and state level, along with marijuana laws that touch upon employees and the workplace

  • Americans with Disabilities Act
    • This segment will cover drug use and addiction’s intersection with the ADA and disability accommodations

  • Drug Testing
    • This segment describes the permissible situations for an employer to drug test and some basic parameters around testing

  • Q&A (as time permits)
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Duration of this webinar: 60 minutes
Originally broadcast: February 10, 2026 11:00 AM PT
Speaker
Jackie Staple
Jackie Staple Partner, Labor and Employment
Jackson Walker LLP

Jackie Staple, a labor and employment attorney based in Jackson Walker’s Houston office, focuses on advising and counseling companies on employment law compliance and handling labor and employment transactional matters. Jackie has depth of experience drafting various employment, separation and release, and restrictive covenant agreements, as well as conducting due diligence of employment considerations in equity and asset transactions as a member of mergers and acquisitions deal teams. Read More ›

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Alaska CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.00 General

California CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.00 General

Hawaii CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.00 General

Illinois CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.00 General

New Jersey CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.20 General

Ohio CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.00 General

Pennsylvania CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.00 Substantive Law, Practice, and Procedure

Texas CLE

Status: Pending

Credits: TBD


This presentation is approved for one hour of General CLE credit in Alaska, one hour of General CLE credit in California, one hour of General CLE credit in Hawaii, one hour of General CLE credit in Illinois, one hour of General CLE credit in Ohio, and one hour of Substantive Law, Practice, and Procedure CLE credit in Pennsylvania. This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 1.20 hours of total CLE credit. An application for accreditation of this activity has been submitted to the MCLE Committee of the State Bar of Texas and is pending.

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