House Bill 988 could protect Louisiana state employees with medical marijuana prescription

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Issues could possibly be altering for state workers who’ve a physician’s approval to be used of medical marijuana.

Home Invoice 988 proposes that state workers shouldn’t obtain destructive employment penalties.

For 5 years, Medical marijuana has been authorized within the state of Louisiana. As of now, there’s no safety for workers who’re prescribed medical marijuana – Home Invoice 988 could change that.

The invoice’s writer, Home Rep. Mandie Laundry defined, “This invoice offers employment discrimination protections. It principally signifies that they will’t be precluded from employment or fired only for having a medical marijuana prescription.”

This invoice won’t apply to first responders or these within the medical subject.

Rep. Laundry stated there are nonetheless some issues they’re determining, including, “In sure conditions, it’s essential to make it possible for they positively will not be ingesting medical marijuana whereas they’re at work. Then again, if individuals are doing so on the weekends, that’s their proper.”

Laundry believes this invoice may also help with Louisiana’s opioid downside.

“Opioids have such a foul charge of dependancy and we have now had such issues on this state with opioids. However it will present individuals with continual ache, with long run sickness,” Laundry stated. “There’s quite a lot of veterans who reached out with PTSD and different points.”

Laundry stated the objective is to guard everybody that has a prescription for medical marijuana. She believes that Home Invoice 988 is shifting Louisiana in the best course.

The invoice has been despatched to the Governor’s Desk.

As of Thursday night, the Governor’s workplace responded with no remark.