SB439

Summary

A Maryland law, now approved by the Governor as Chapter 183, prohibits employment discrimination against fire and rescue public safety employees based on their use of medical cannabis. The enacted law establishes legal protections for public safety workers who are medical cannabis patients, affecting how employers in those sectors may respond to off-duty cannabis use.

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