D.C. passes law banning companies from firing workers for marijuana use
Recreational marijuana use has been legal in the District since a 2014 ballot initiative, and council members said they believe no worker should be fired for using a legal substance.
the District’s government cannot bar the federal government from disciplining federal employees for marijuana use.The council noted a report from the American Addiction Centers that found government jobs were most likely to require drug tests from workers — likely blunting the impact of theStill, council members said the local law would protect some workers, especially people of color.
Residents of Cleveland Park had objected to a plan to divide their neighborhood across two commissions. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson convened a recent meeting attended by more than 100 residents who mostly opposed the proposed map, and Mendelson tried to introduce a new map Tuesday that would have included many of those attendees’ requests.But Ward 3 Council member Mary M.
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