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Employment Discrimination Against Medical Marijuana Users is Legal in California

Well, the California Supreme Court finally released its opinion in Ross v. Ragingwire Telecommunications, Inc., S138130, today and I have to say I am disappointed with the opinion, although I think the dissenting opinion was completely on the mark.
The Court decided that employers can terminate employees in California who use medical marijuana with a doctor’s prescription for a valid medical reason and not be held liable for doing so… Continue reading

CA Supreme Court Considers Employees' Medical Marijuana Use

Yesterday the California Supreme Court heard arguments in Ross v. Ragingwire Telecommunications, Inc.

In this case, the employee was refused employment because his pre-employment drug test came back positive for marijuana. The employee had been using medical marijuana at the direction of his physician to deal with lower back strain and muscle spasms.

Under California’s Compassionate Use Act, patients cannot be prosecuted under state law for using or possessing… Continue reading

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