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Regulating and Controlling the Workplace – preparing for the upcoming Cannabis Referendum

This webinar will provide employers information on:

• The proposed Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill (Bill);

• The current status of cannabis usage in New Zealand;

• How to manage the risks and impact of cannabis at work;

• Changing perspectives on cannabis.

Copeland Ashcroft Law will cover:

• A detailed discussion around the Bill and the referendum to legalise recreational cannabis use;

• A discussion around New Zealand’s recent medicinal cannabis legislation and its current practical effect;

• How to manage risks in the workplace if the Bill passed, including the use of robust drug and alcohol testing policies and drawing on experiences from outside of New Zealand;

• Changing perspectives of cannabis use and possession in New Zealand and how this may impact on the workplace.

Webinar can be viewed here