Employment Discrimination Against Medical Marijuana Patients (H 7899)

In April, the ACLU testified before the House Judiciary committee in support of legislation to clarify the law protecting medical marijuana patients from discrimination by their employers. Despite a clear statute barring discrimination in employment against medical marijuana cardholders, some employers have believed that denying employment to medical marijuana patients for failing drug tests does not constitute discrimination. A Superior Court judge has already sided with the ACLU in one case against such an employer; this bill would clarify any confusion in the law and keep cardholders who do not use on the job and are not working while impaired from facing undue employement discrimination.