Assembly Bill 2482 seeks to halt employers from taking adverse employment actions against authorized medical marijuana patients who engage in the plant’s use during their off-hours.
The legislation states, “Unless an employer establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that the lawful use of medical marijuana has impaired the employee’s ability to perform the employee’s job responsibilities, it shall be unlawful to take any adverse employment action against an employee who is a qualified registered patient using medical marijuana.”
Various states, such as Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, and Rhode Island, have passed similar laws prohibiting employers from sanctioning qualified patients for a positive drug test absent any evidence of work-related impairment.
New Jersey should adopt this sensible legislation to protect state registered and compliant medical marijuana users from needless employment discrimination.
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For more information on this legislation and other pending reforms, contact New Jersey NORML or check out their Facebook page.
National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws – Advocacy Campaigns
