Published: June 2, 2022
By: Piper Hutchinson, LSU Manship School News Service
BATON ROUGE — The Senate gave final passage to a bill Wednesday that would protect state employees who legally use medical marijuana.
House Bill 988, sponsored by Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, protects state employees from negative consequences if they are diagnosed with conditions for which a doctor recommends medical marijuana used in accordance with state law.
The bill cleared the Senate on a 26-8 vote. It was opposed by Republican Sens. Mike Fesi of Houma, Beth Mizell of Franklinton, Cameron Henry of Metairie, Sharon Hewitt of Slidell, Jay Morris of Monroe, Barrow Peacock of Bossier City, Rogers Pope of Denham Springs and Bodi White of Central.
The law would protect employees from being fired and would protect prospective employees from being discriminated against for use of medical marijuana.
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