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Medical Marijuana Law Poses Workplace Questions

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 How will New York's medical marijuana law affect employees in the workplace? 

The new law, once it's implemented, will limit access to marijuana only to those who have one of 10 serious medical conditions including AIDS, ALS, and multiple sclerosis.  But how far do those legal rights extend into the workplace?

Local attorney Elizabeth Cordello of Pullano & Farrow, PLLC, specializes in employment law.  She says New York's medical marijuana law is unique because it contains a non-discrimination clause.

Learn what this may mean for employers and their workers by clicking on the audio link above.

Beth Adams joined WXXI as host of Morning Edition in 2012 after a more than two-decade radio career. She was the longtime host of the WHAM Morning News in Rochester. Her career also took her from radio stations in Elmira, New York, to Miami, Florida.