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27 Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just. 375 (2020-2021)
Medical Marijuana Patients: Discrimination & the Search for Employment Protections

handle is hein.journals/cardw27 and id is 391 raw text is: MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENTS:
DISCRIMINATION & THE SEARCH FOR
EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS
Joshua Weisenfela
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.     B A CK G RO UN D .................................................................................379
A.   A edical k/arluana.................................................................. 379
B .  F edera/L aw  ............................................................................380
i. Controlled Substances Act (CSA).................................. 380
ii. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)........................ 380
C   State  L a w .................................................................................382
D .  D rug  Testing ............................................................................ 383
i. Drug Testing Procedure .....................................................383
ii. Public vs. Private Employer Drug-Testing ........................ 385
II. MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENTS ARE NOT PROVIDED ADEQUATE
PROTECTIONS UNDER THE ADA OR EQUIVALENT STATE LAW ..... 386
A.  Under  the  AD A ........................................................................386
B .  Under  State  Law ...................................................................... 387
i. Category 1 State Jurisprudence .........................................388
ii. Category 2 State Jurisprudence .........................................394
III.   MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENTS OUGHT TO BE PROVIDED
EMPLOYMENT     PROTECTIONS.......................................................... 398
A.   Quaifying Conditionsfor Medical Mar Juana Patients are
Essentially the Same as the Qualifying Conditionsfor ADA
P rotections ..............................................................................398
B. Treating Employees Differently Based On What Method Of
Treatment They Receive Is Unfair AndDiscriminatory..........401
C   Continuing to Permit Employers to Make Employment
Decisions on the Basis ofMedical Marfuana Use Risks Proxy
D iscrim ination.........................................................................402
D. ProposedAmendments to Protect Medical Marluana Patients. 403
IV. DRUG TESTING PROCEDURES SHOULD BE AMENDED TO ACCOUNT
FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENTS ............................................ 404

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