medical workplace
Is it legal to keep a controlled substance at work?
<p>If someone has a prescription for a controlled substance and stores it in their desk at work, can they get in trouble? Can someone get in trouble if it is discovered?</p>

<p>In general property owners and employers can impose any rules on their property and employees (respectively) that are not prohibited by law.</p>

<p>Granted, there are extensive statutes and regulations to protect "employee rights."  I have not heard of protections that include "possession of prescribed medications," but that does not mean they don't exist in your jurisdiction.</p>

<p>If you really want to know whether you have a legal right as an employee, and you can't find it in written law or regulation, you would have to consult regulators or employment law attorneys in your jurisdiction.  (As a practical matter, of course, it might make sense to first find out whether one's employer wants to assert a policy infringing the right in question.)</p>
