Workmen survey the damage from the collision between an Amtrak passenger train and three Conrail diesel engines, in Chase, Maryland, on Jan. 4, 1987. Photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP Proliferation of Laws Providing Employment Protections for Marijuana Users Complicate Businesses' Efforts to Maintain Occupational and Public Safety
While the number of states protecting employee use of recreational marijuana is currently small, there is no question that the number will grow.
May 18, 2022 at 07:31 PM
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On the afternoon of Jan. 4, 1987, the crew of a Conrail locomotive traveling near Baltimore failed to respond to stop signals and hit an Amtrak train traveling from Washington, D.C., to Boston. Fourteen passengers on the Amtrak train were killed. Post-accident testing revealed that both the Conrail locomotive engineer and brakeman had been using marijuana.
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