New Bill Would Prevent Employers From Discriminating Against Medical-Pot Patients

When 45-year-old disabled Air Force veteran Gary Ross was fired from his job after failing a drug test, he informed his employer that he was legally permitted by his doctor to use medical marijuana. Unfortunately, this did not save Ross' job. It did, however, spark conversation about discrimination in the workplace, and whether there should be a provision in the law to protect medical-marijuana patients from termination based on their (legal) drug use.

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