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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 513 FILED ON: 1/13/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 114
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael P. Kushmerek
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to employment protections for medical marijuana patients.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Michael P. Kushmerek3rd Worcester1/13/2023Colleen M. Garry36th Middlesex2/13/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 513 FILED ON: 1/13/2023
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By Representative Kushmerek of Fitchburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 114) of
Michael P. Kushmerek and Colleen M. Garry relative to employment protections for medical
marijuana patients. Cannabis Policy.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to employment protections for medical marijuana patients.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Subsection (g) of Section 2 of Chapter 94G of the General Laws, as so
2appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the
3following sentence:-
4 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, nothing in this chapter shall
5be construed to allow a person to discharge or cause to be discharged or to otherwise discipline
6or in any manner discriminate against any employee or candidate for employment for the reason
7that said employee or candidate for employment is a user of medical marijuana outside of the
8workplace.