Smoke without Fire: Employing Mediation to Create Workplace Accommodations for Medical Cannabis Use by Disabled Armed Forces Veterans

Authors

Brendan William Potocki, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

Over the course of a nearly twelve-year career in the Air Force, which included multiple tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq, Stephen Otero experienced unspeakable trauma. He has the scars-both visible and invisible-to prove it. Despite being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder ("PTSD") in 2008, Otero once again placed country before self and reaffirmed his commitment to serving the United States by agreeing to complete another tour of duty. During this final deployment, Otero sustained extensive abdominal injuries as a result of a suicide bombing attack.

Keywords

Military Law and Justice, War, Food and Drug Law, Health Law and Policy, Disabilities, Employment, First Amendment

Disciplines

Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | First Amendment | Food and Drug Law | Health Law and Policy | Law | Military, War, and Peace

Recommended Citation

Brendan W. Potocki, Smoke without Fire: Employing Mediation to Create Workplace Accommodations for Medical Cannabis Use by Disabled Armed Forces Veterans, 23 Cardozo J. Conflict Resol. 511 (2022).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjcr/vol23/iss2/7