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Wal-Mart worker fired over medical marijuana

March 17, 2010 – Media Mention
MSNBC.com Your Career
Even though 14 states have laws legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes, they have not enacted legislation requiring that employers accommodate the use of medical marijuana in the workplace, Carol Goodman says. She notes receiving numerous calls from employers, wondering whether they must accommodate such use or revisit their employee handbooks, particularly after New Jersey recently passed a medical marijuana law.