{"id":236,"date":"2021-11-09T21:52:09","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T21:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ridm.net\/?page_id=236"},"modified":"2021-11-26T00:52:10","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T00:52:10","slug":"medical-marijuana-imes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ridm.net\/services\/medical-marijuana-imes\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Marijuana IME&#8217;s for Employers and Disability Insurers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"236\" class=\"elementor elementor-236\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-469cfeb0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"469cfeb0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7741078a\" data-id=\"7741078a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-420757f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"420757f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Medical Marijuana IME's for Employers and Disability Insurers<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e581d3c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7e581d3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50b6d282 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50b6d282\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/ridm.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ridm-medical-marijuana.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-498\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ridm.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ridm-medical-marijuana.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ridm.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ridm-medical-marijuana-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ridm.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ridm-medical-marijuana-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/ridm.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ridm-medical-marijuana-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e980093\" data-id=\"5e980093\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bf9552e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bf9552e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RIDM leads the way in Medical Marijuana expertise<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc1874 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bc1874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a truly National Service Provider, Rapid Interactive Disability Management provides expert guidance, by way of specialized Medical Marijuana IME\u2019s, to assist employers in navigating the growing and sometimes complicated issue of Medical Marijuana and safety in the workplace.<\/p><p>Accommodating a disabled employee who has been prescribed medical marijuana will depend on a number of considerations, including the nature of the workplace, the specific occupation in question, the needs of the employer, and the needs of the disabled employee.<\/p><p>Although employers do have a duty to accommodate disabled employees returning on medical marijuana; employers must also take every reasonable precaution to ensure the safety of their workplaces.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section 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accommodate<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4260abbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4260abbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The use of medical marijuana in Canada is on the rise. Health Canada projects that the country\u2019s number of medical marijuana users could grow by as many as 450,000 in the next decade, even with Federal legalization expected in the next year or two. The duty to accommodate, as required by Provincial and Federal human rights legislation, does extend to disabled employees who use medical marijuana.<\/p><p>Many employers are in fact beginning to see a growing number of disability cases requiring specialized analysis and guidance prior to the implementation of return to work plans for their employees. Indeed, employees who use Medical Marijuana are to be accommodated in the same way as an employer accommodates any other disabled employee; however this duty is not limitless.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eee8025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3eee8025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f4ed3e2\" data-id=\"1f4ed3e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16bcab10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16bcab10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/ridm.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ridm-medical-marijuanas.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-502\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ridm.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ridm-medical-marijuanas.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ridm.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ridm-medical-marijuanas-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ridm.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ridm-medical-marijuanas-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34621f1a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34621f1a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33883886\" data-id=\"33883886\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25106aba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25106aba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/ridm.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ridm-marijuana-medical.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-503\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ridm.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ridm-marijuana-medical.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ridm.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ridm-marijuana-medical-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ridm.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ridm-marijuana-medical-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/ridm.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ridm-marijuana-medical-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11f65ed2\" data-id=\"11f65ed2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-593062b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"593062b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How far does the duty to accommodate extend?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-338198db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"338198db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>A prescription for medical marijuana does not entitle an employee to be impaired at work;<\/li><li>A prescription for medical marijuana does not entitle an employee to compromise his or her safety, or the safety of others;<\/li><li>A prescription for medical marijuana does not entitle an employee to smoke in the workplace. Anti-smoking laws apply to smoking marijuana in the same way they do to regular cigarettes;<\/li><li>A prescription for medical marijuana does not entitle an employee to unexcused absences or late arrivals;<\/li><li>The employer is, however, required to attempt to find suitable, accommodated work for the employee, as would be required for any other disabled employee with a medical drug prescription.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-451cc915 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"451cc915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medical Marijuana IME&#8217;s for Employers and Disability Insurers RIDM leads the way in Medical Marijuana expertise As a truly National Service Provider, Rapid Interactive Disability Management provides expert guidance, by way of specialized Medical Marijuana IME\u2019s, to assist employers in navigating the growing and sometimes complicated issue of Medical Marijuana and safety in the workplace. 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