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California Supreme Court: Medicinal Marijuana Prescription Won't Protect Your Job |
April 4, 2008
The California Supreme Court in Ross v. Ragingwire Telecommunications, Inc. has held that an employee fired for his use of medicinal marijuana cannot sue his former employer for disability discrimination or wrongful termination under California law. The court ruled that The Compassionate Use Act of 1996 -- the law permitting medicinal marijuana use -- does not address the respective rights and duties of employers and employees; the Act merely shields medicinal marijuana users from criminal liability under state law.
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