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The Warren County Commissioners struck language in a medical marijuana policy that they were advised was a “blatant violation of the Medical Marijuana Act.”

Solicitor Nathaniel Schmidt said “a policy is appropriate” that states that the “county will not discriminate against anyone that takes medical marijuana.” He stressed the discussion is theoretical and not related to any current employees and said that discipline simply for using medical marijuana would be a “blatant violation of the Medical Marijuana Act.”

Schmidt explained the issue could also present an American with Disabilities Act, telling the commissioners someone could argue that a disciplinary action due to medical marijuana, used to treat an underlying condition, could be viewed as not applying a reasonable accommodation.

“The way it’s written,” he said, a “disabilities analysis… needs to be thought out a little bit better;” raising a concern “about tying disciplinary action so closely to being under the influence.”

The commissioners approved the policy striking the disciplinary language.

“Performance issues can be dealt with on the merits alone,” Schmidt said.

“I don’t think striking that damages the value of the policy,” Commissioner Ben Kafferlin said.

TAWC STUDY TO MOVE AHEAD

The commissioners approved a previously-discussed action to allocate matching funds for the purchase of three Transit of Warren County buses.

Commissioner Jeff Eggleston said in the midst of approving that agreement that both PennDOT and TAWC are supportive of a “study and evaluation of the bus system. They were all very interested in that, interested in collaboration.”

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