Does NYT have an employee drug policy?
Yes. If you're on the clock, you must be stoned. You're allowed to be sober if you're on vacation, on your own time.
“Does NYT have an employee drug policy?”
I think the answer is yes. They apparently paid for Miss Dowd to go to Colorado and get stoned. That would be their employee drug policy. Put it on your expense account. (Assuming that is what happened.)