re: NM

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It will work the same exact way it currently does. The legality of a substance doesn't mean an employer must permit you to use it.

No can of worms necessary. You can be fired in La for drinking a beer at a LSU tailgate. I have no idea why an employer would give a shite if an off-duty employee did so, but it's the employer's right.

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I know that airline pilots and boat captains have strict limits on when they can drink alcohol in relation to when they have to go on duty but they are free to drink what they want outside those times. Can you think of any instances when an employer has deemed that an employee can't drink alcohol at any time? Do you really think an employer could make employees follow such rules?

I've often wondered how it would play out in the in places where pot was legalized. I'm sure it would end up in the courts. The main question would be how the employer could determine when the employee had gotten stoned and at what level to detect for THC metabolites.