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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 ............................................ 404 375