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SB 129 (Leno)
Medical marijuana: qualified patients and primary caregivers: employment discrimination.

Existing law, the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, provides that a patient or a patient’s primary caregiver who possesses or cultivates marijuana for personal medical purposes of the patient upon the written or oral recommendation or approval of a physician is not subject to conviction for offenses relating to possession and cultivation of marijuana.

Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to establish and maintain a voluntary program for the issuance of identification cards to patients qualified to use marijuana for their personal medical purposes, and to their primary caregivers, if any. Existing law states, however, that these provisions do not require any accommodation of any medical use of marijuana on the property or premises of any place of employment or during the hours of employment.

This bill, notwithstanding existing law, would declare it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a person in hiring, termination, or any term or condition of employment or otherwise penalize a person, if the discrimination is based upon the person’s status as a qualified patient or a positive drug test for marijuana, except as specified. The bill would authorize a person who has suffered discrimination in violation of the bill to institute and prosecute a civil action for damages, injunctive relief, reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, any other appropriate equitable relief, as specified, and any other relief the court may deem proper. The bill would not prohibit an employer from terminating the employment of, or taking other corrective action against, an employee who is impaired on the property or premises of the place of employment, or during the hours of employment, because of the medical use of marijuana.

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Bill Text
  • Latest version: 01/27/11 - Introduced
    Bill Location
  • Senate Floor

  • Last Action:
  • 02/01/12: Died on the inactive file.

  • Votes
  • 04/05/11 - Sen Judiciary: 3-2 (PASS)

  • Bill Analysis
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  • 04/11/11 - Sen. Floor Analyses
  • 04/07/11 - Sen. Floor Analyses
  • 04/04/11 - Sen. Judiciary
  • 03/29/11 - Sen. Judiciary
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