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Labor/Employment

Mar. 25, 2014

Worker security questioned in pot legalization debate

Can I be fired for smoking marijuana recreationally, even if it's legal? That's one of the looming questions in the debate over legalizing the drug in California.


By Laura Hautala


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Can I be fired for smoking marijuana recreationally, even if it's legal? That's one of the looming questions in the debate over legalizing the drug in California, and the answer will affect how businesses avoid liability in a future where the state no longer considers marijuana use a crime.


The two states that recently removed criminal penalties for marijuana use - Colorado and Washington - d...

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