California could soon become the seventh state in the United States to protect its pot-smoking employees. The bill would not apply to tests that determine whether an employee is currently high. Currently, six other states — Connecticut, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island — have enacted laws that protect employees who smoke marijuana at home and while off the clock. Assemblymember Bill Quirk (D-Hayward), who authored the bill, emphasized that the bill would not allow employees to show up to work under the influence. "Put simply: marijuana use is not the same as protecting workers against discrimination based on race or national origin," the letter states.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 04, 2022 12:09 UTC