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Legal Marijuana Not Without Real Consequences

Employers still have the right in many states to fire workers who test positive for marijuana regardless of legality.

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KCRW placeholderBy Judy Muller • Jan 10, 2014 • 51m Listen

Legal use of marijuana does not protect you from being fired from your job for lighting up – even in the privacy of your own home. Two states, Washington and Colorado, have passed laws legalizing marijuana for recreational use, and Alaska may have a similar measure on its August ballot. More than 20 states allow medical marijuana use. Yet employers still have the right in many states to fire workers who test positive for marijuana regardless of legality. Also, the Obama Administration will recognize the marriages of same-sex couples in Utah, and shameless characters on TV and why we watch them. Judy Muller guest hosts.

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