California's medical marijuana patients are one step closer to being protected against work place discrimination after a bill made its way through the state Assembly this week.Damn straight.
Assembly Bill 2279, authored by Assemblyman Mark Leno and co-authored by Eureka's Assemblywoman Patty Berg, would make it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against an employee because of their status as a medical marijuana patient or caregiver or for failing a drug test.
”Voters have said that marijuana has legitimate medical uses, and this bill says workers shouldn't be punished for having medical needs,” Berg said in a statement.
Bill To Protect California 215 Patients From Being Fired
Submitted by Phusion on Tue, 06/03/2008 - 17:57
The Times-Standard has news that a bill is in the works to protect medical Marijuana patients from being terminated at their workplace for taking their medicine.

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