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Medical Marijuana: Can you be fired for using medical marijuana?

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Yes, unfortunately. Most people are surprised by this. There is a case called Ross v. Ragingwire. It is a United States’ Supreme Court Case that says even if your state, and in this the state in question was California, allows for you to have medical marijuana, if the employer does drug testing, it is still an illegal substance in the United States. And since we are United States and federal law preempts it, you can be lawfully terminated for that.

San Francisco Employment Attorney, Traci Hinden, explains how an employee can be fired for using medical marijuana.

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