California could soon join the growing number of states that protect most medical marijuana patients from being fired from their jobs if they test positive for cannabis.
Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Oakland, on Wednesday introduced a bill that would prevent companies from refusing to employ people simply because they use cannabis to ease an injury or illness.
“To be discriminated against by your employer because of the type of medicine you use is both inhumane and wrong,” Bonta said.
California was the first state to legalize medical marijuana in 1996. Medical cannabis is now permitted in 29 states plus Washington, D.C.
But only 11 states have laws in place to protect patients who consume marijuana–and California isn’t one of them.
