MARIJUANA ACT CLEARLY SPELLS OUT HOW EMPLOYERS SHOULD
ACT

The Free Press editorial about medical marijuana ignored the plain
language of the law in claiming that it is "anybody's guess" whether
an employer can discipline a medical marijuana patient for "coming to
work stoned" ("Marijuana initiative: No quick fix for it," Nov. 7).
The voter-enacted law specifies that "Nothing in this act shall be
construed to require: An employer to accommodate the ingestion of
marijuana in any workplace or any employee working while under the
influence of marijuana. " In other words, the initiative is perfectly
clear about which section trumps the other. The section on employers
disciplining employees for medical marijuana "shall not be construed
to require" the employer to allow employees to work impaired. To use
such a manufactured problem as an excuse to argue for denying the
people the right to vote on issues is appalling. Were it not for the
initiative process, Michigan's seriously ill would still face arrest
for relieving their suffering.

Karen O'Keefe

Marijuana Policy Project

Washington DC