Legislation is advancing to legalize the adult use market and to facilitate the expungement of marijuana-related criminal records.
Category: LEGISLATION
Republican lawmakers are seeking to preemptively restrict Florida’s adult-use market ahead of the Court’s ruling and before voters have had any opportunity to weigh in on it.
Despite having been one of the first two states to initially legalize the adult use marijuana market, Washington is one of only five legalization states that disallows home cultivation.
NORML’s Deputy Director Paul Armentano submitted written testimony to the Committee opposing both provisions.
“A patient’s treatment options should not be limited by the government, but rather, they should be determined in confidence between a patient and their doctor.”
The new law states, “It is unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a person in the initial hiring for employment if the discrimination is based upon the person’s use of cannabis off the job and away from the workplace.”
Starting January 1st, most employers will no longer be able to either fire or refuse to hire someone based solely upon their cannabis use history.
2023 marks yet another successful year for the advancement of marijuana policy reform in the United States.