{"id":165,"date":"2016-06-20T15:38:02","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T20:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/employcoblog.wordpress.com\/?p=165"},"modified":"2017-07-07T14:43:57","modified_gmt":"2017-07-07T19:43:57","slug":"podcast-medical-marijuana-in-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/20\/podcast-medical-marijuana-in-the-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Medical Marijuana in the Workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F270027526&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=false&show_comments=false&show_user=false&show_reposts=false&color=046240\"><\/iframe>\n<p>25 states plus Washington D.C. have legalized medical marijuana. 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