# What would really happen if a state legalized marijuana?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [March 10, 2010, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-really-happen-if-a-state-legalized-marijuana/531952 "2010-03-10T06:34:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-really-happen-if-a-state-legalized-marijuana/531952/61 "2010-03-22T00:10:10Z")

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> [@figure9](#):
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> …There would be lawsuits. Since MJ is legal why should people have to pass drug tests? Can an employer discriminate based on drug of choice…

Yes, they can. AFAIK Missouri is the only state where it’s illegal for employers to punish their workers for using legal drugs (alcohol & tobacco) when not at work. Plus IME most employee manuals use terms like “any substance illegal under state or _federal_ law” instead of listing specific drugs.

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**Author:** ![BrightNShiny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@BrightNShiny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrightNShiny)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-really-happen-if-a-state-legalized-marijuana/531952/62 "2010-03-22T02:07:47Z")

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California: It’s California, man. Will you open up? I got the stuff with me.  
Nevada: Who?  
California: California, man. Open up.  
Nevada: California?  
California: Yeah, California.  
Nevada: California’s not here.

and scene!

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