Lunch & Learn: Medical Marijuana & Your Drug-Free Workplace Program

Employers need to decide how they will respond to medical marijuana before the system to recommend and dispense it is fully operational. To give insight into this important decision, this presentation is being offered to:

• Raise awareness of business and operational issues from legalization under Ohio HB 523
• Increase understanding of the related drug-free workplace program issues for employers and employees
• Review key decisions that need to be made, particularly relating to policy, operations, and employee/supervisor awareness

This activity has been approved for 1.50 HR (General)recertification credit hours toward aPHRTM, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRiTM and SPHRiTM recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).

This course has been approved for Ohio Insurance continuing education for 1.5 credit hours.

Presented by: Working Partners, in collaboration with Solutions Community Counseling and Recovery Centers. Sponsored by the Clinton County Convention and Visitor's Bureau. 

** The content of this presentation is meant for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. As such, it should not be used as a substitute for consultation with a legal professional or other competent advisors. Please contact a licensed attorney to obtain advice with respect to any legal issue discussed in this presentation or regarding a situation specific to your business. **

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About the Presenter: Karen Pierce, M.A., M.S.W, Managing Director, Working Partners System Inc.

Karen is the Managing Director of Policy Development & Training for Working Partners®, a training and consulting firm specializing in helping workplaces address the risks associated with the harmful use of substances. She also served as Director of the Drug-Free Workforce Community Initiative, a public-private partnership with the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to address the economic threat of substance abuse by employees and job seekers in our state.

Karen has worked in the alcohol/drug profession since 1982 and has devoted the past 25 years of her career to drug-free workplace issues. She received an undergraduate degree from Bowling Green State University in Child and Family Development and Masters’ degrees in Social Work & Public Policy & Management from The Ohio State University.

She began her career as a chemical dependency counselor in an outpatient clinic in Coshocton, Ohio. Upon moving to Columbus, Karen served as the Director of Adult Services at CompDrug and administered the award-winning HOPE Hotline. She also served as a consultant to the Ohio Credentialing Board for Chemical Dependency Professionals, where she facilitated the development and marketing of alcohol/drug prevention credentials for the State of Ohio.

Karen currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Prevention Action Alliance and the Alcohol Drug Abuse Prevention Association of Ohio’s (ADAPAO) Prevention Think Tank. She has received several distinctions for her work in the prevention field including the Alcohol/Drug Abuse Prevention Association of Ohio’s “Excellence in Prevention” and “Prevention Advocate” awards.