Weed is still illegal in the US under federal law, but that hasn't stopped nine states from legalizing its recreational use, and 29 states from allowing its medical use. Now that legal access to pot is so widespread, companies are confronting it, with some difficulty, in their hiring and employment policies.
In an annual survey by HireRight, a background-screening company, 67% of employers said they had policies addressing medical use of marijuana. Six years ago, only 21% of employers said they had such a policy or planned to create one.
