Schwarzenegger Rules Against Medical Marijuana Measure
By micro99 at 6 October, 2008, 12:07 pm
Californian governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill which would have protected employees from being fired for using marijuana for medical purposes.
The proposed measures would have overturned a Supreme Court ruling that allowed employers to punish workers for using medical marijuana outside the workplace with their physician’s approval.
Under the proposal, the only workers who could have been fired for taking the drug would have been those in safety-related or law enforcement jobs.
However, governor Schwarzenegger decided to veto the bill, commenting: “I am concerned with interference in employment decisions as they relate to marijuana use. Employment protection was not a goal of the initiative as passed by voters in 1996.”
Proposition 215 was approved by voters in California 12 years ago, allowing the possession and cultivation of marijuana for medical reasons.
The Medical Marijuana Program Act was passed in 2004 and employed the use of registration cards for those with permission to use marijuana.
However, state law often conflicts with federal law, which does not recognize any legitimate use.
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