OR : Bill to limit medical marijuana in dangerous workplaces fails

Pompo · 02-21-2008, 11:42 PM

Bill to limit medical marijuana in dangerous workplaces fails
2/21/08|KTVZ.com Central Oregons News, Weather and Sports Leader - Home| by Associated Press

A bill to limit the use of medical marijuana in the workplace has gone up in smoke.

The bill would have expanded an employer's ability to prohibit the use of medical marijuana by workers in jobs deemed hazardous by the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This included construction, law enforcement, forest services and some manufacturing.

The proposal, however, faced quick opposition from civil liberties organizations. It also failed to win backing from Associated Oregon Industries, an advocate for Oregon businesses.

Under Oregon's 1998 medical marijuana law, employers don't have to let patients with medical marijuana cards smoke it in the workplace. But the law left it unclear whether employers must accommodate workers who smoke medical marijuana off the job.

02-22-2008, 06:53 AM

Good for Oregon. Stand firm while others join.

02-21-2008, 11:42 PM	#1
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