They passed a proposition that is the most sensible of all the med-pot laws in the nation.
The creators of Proposition 203 wrote into the bill language that specifies that employers may not discriminate against registered patients unless that employer would lose money or licensing under federal law.
Employers also may not penalize registered patients solely for testing positive for marijuana in drug tests, although the law does not authorize patients to use, possess or be impaired by marijuana on the employment premises or during the hours of employment.
Conditions approved for a med-pot card include cancer, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, ALS, Crohn's disease, Alzheimer's, cachexia or wasting syndrome, severe and chronic pain, severe nausea, seizures including epilepsy and severe or persistent muscle spasms, including multiple sclerosis.
Proposition 203 authors based their measure on a Michigan court case that involves a former Wal-Mart employee who obtained a medical marijuana card under that state’s compassionate use law.
