Compliance Scenario is this Bob asks. As the manager of a large “Where truck going?” online delivery fulfillment service, Bob oversees thousands of deliveries to all 50 states every day. one is going to Rhode Island, with stops after in Massachusetts “This and replies Candace, who helps oversee dispatch. Pennsylvania,” is on the Bob. “What truck?” queries shows medical supplies, but we have a request now to “The manifest add a pickup while we are in Massachusetts to deliver to Rhode says Candace. Island,” what is Bob asks. “Oh, it?” largest medical marijuana supplier in Massachusetts has a “The delivery of 10,000 units of marijuana But ‘medical candies.’ don’t worry. It is well within Massachusetts state law to transport this amount of marijuana for medical purposes. And the drop-off point is right over the border in another medical marijuana state, Rhode replies Candace. Island,” no, I think we can do that. We condone marijuana, “Well, don’t don’t and we even have procedures for says Bob nervously. don’t this,” He is interrupted by a call from HR. One of his dispatchers is claiming that since marijuana is legal for medical purposes in the state she works and lives in, the company must allow her to use her and ignore any THC-positive result on a random drug “medicine” test. the Bob have a few problems we “Okay. Stop presses,” says. “We have absolutely no procedures for. We gotta take this higher up the chain before we act on any of this. Tell the new Massachusetts but have to disappoint him for now. shipper we’re sorry we’ll Meanwhile, going to upper management to ask for a meeting with I’m HR and Legal to draft some new procedures to cover this.”
Compliance Scenario “Where is this truck going?” Bob asks. As the manager of a large online delivery fulfillment service, Bob oversees thousands of deliveries to all 50 states every day. “This one is going to Rhode Island, with stops after in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania,” replies Candace, who helps oversee dispatch. “What is on the truck?” queries Bob. “The manifest shows medical supplies, but we have a request now to add a pickup while we are in Massachusetts to deliver to Rhode Island,” says Candace. “Oh, what is it?” Bob asks. “The largest medical marijuana supplier in Massachusetts has a delivery of 10,000 units of ‘medical marijuana candies.’ But don’t worry. It is well within Massachusetts state law to transport this amount of marijuana for medical purposes. And the drop-off point is right over the border in another medical marijuana state, Rhode Island,” replies Candace. “Well, no, I don’t think we can do that. We don’t condone marijuana, and we don’t even have procedures for this,” says Bob nervously. He is interrupted by a call from HR. One of his dispatchers is claiming that since marijuana is legal for medical purposes in the state she works and lives in, the company must allow her to use her “medicine” and ignore any THC-positive result on a random drug test. “Okay. Stop the presses,” Bob says. “We have a few problems we have absolutely no procedures for. We gotta take this higher up the chain before we act on any of this. Tell the new Massachusetts shipper we’re sorry but we’ll have to disappoint him for now. Meanwhile, I’m going to upper management to ask for a meeting with HR and Legal to draft some new procedures to cover this.”
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