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Re:Employers blocked from discriminating against staff using... by jjirsa on Saturday February 10, 2018 @06:03PM (#16350148)
I think the parent comment is silly, but there’s a pretty fundamental difference between something you are and something you do.
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Re:Employers blocked from discriminating against staff using... by jenkstom on Saturday February 10, 2018 @10:51PM (#16351079)
Is being gay something you are or that you do? If drinking alcohol off the job is protected other recreational chemicals should be just as protected. And a significant portion of Marijuana use is medical regardless of opinion to the contrary.
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Re:Employers blocked from discriminating against staff using... by toomuchtodo on Monday February 12, 2018 @12:45AM (#16356794)
There are clinical uses of medical marijuana to treat cancer pain and epileptic seizures. We’ve now crossed into “discrimination against a legally protected class” territory depending on the definition of disabled.
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