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Q24.. De we need to change anything- in our. collective b-argaining agroement with regard to disc-pline of employees who use cannabinoid products? A24..No, but ensure your eity's: drug -testing policy has been updated and your supervisors are trained on the. behavioral signs and symptoms associated with impairment, -Of course,. if the collective bargaining agreement ncludes.language that policychangesneectto be negotiated, then there would need to be a.meeting with -the union if the. city's poliop changes.. Q25. Can employees use cannabinoid products off- d:uty? A25. It depends. Eertain-types of 6Mployees such as:law enforcezr*ent officers and other employees issuedrearms and ammunition -as part of their jobs, are subject to regulations from the federal Bureau ofAlcohol� Tobacco and Firearms, which prohibits hrearms and ammunitions to be given to individuals+,who do or arm believed to use 'illegal drugs. As rioted above, city positions required to hold a commercial driver's license are subject. to Department. of Transportation regulations and are not authorized for the use-of.Schedule I drugs,.including marijuana, for any reason.. Thus, these types of employees could .bs-prevented from using cannabinoid products both.on and off duty: Other employees who are. -not subject to. -that or other federal regulations would likely be- able to use- cannabinoid products'while:they are off duty, as there is nothing under Minnesota law which prohibits certain. classes of employees from using cannabinoid products. off*duty, as long.as.they are not impaired at work. If there are:any questions regarding whether an employee- could be prevented from using cannabinoid products while off -duty due to federal regulations,. please consult your city attorney -before any action is taken. Q26. How does this impact the requirements of the Drug -Free Workplace Act? A26. It does not. The Drug. -Free Workplace:Act of.198$ (DFWA) requires federal grantees and contractors to implement a drag -free workplace policy and establish a drug -free awareness program is.a precondition.for receiving a federtil grant or a.conitract, IJowever, the DFWA does not r=equire:covered employers:to. test employees. for drugs-orterminate. them for drug -related violations;.*so the new -Minnesota state law does not.ixnpact.the DFWA directly.. Minnesota law allows employers to.pxohibit employees from bringin legal cannabinoid.*products to work and permits employers to prohibit employees .from being under the influence while at work. It would be -best practice for cities with drug-free.work policies to keep those in effect. If a city wishe;& to do so, it can update its policytb include lawful cannabinoid products-witbin its scope; . Q27. Should my city still continue to include marijuana as a pre -employment panel screen for my Non -DOT employees?