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prima:What legal protections do people who use medical cannabis have?

In Puerto Rico, current law offers protections to employees even before getting a job, but employers can make certain exceptions

May 1, 2023 - 7:02 AM

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La Asociación de Miembros de la Industria de Cannabis hizo un llamado a los legisladores para que no concurran con las enmiendas y a la gobernadora para que no las firme.
In Puerto Rico there are two laws that prohibit work discrimination against cannabis patients, but the necessary ruling to adapt them has not been accepted yet.

Authorizing medical cannabis in Puerto Rico sparked one of the most fervent discussions about the impact this political decision would have on labor. Although since then, specific legislation to prevent discrimination has been approved, attorney María Judith Marchand Sánchez, a partner at the law firm Ferraiuoli LLC, noted that these protections do not apply in all cases.

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