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Turbulent_Singer5907 t1_it9khqx wrote

no i’ve never had an issue. you are not allowed to be denied employment for having a medical card but i have seen businesses turn people away for having one, but that is just a reflection of the company and i wouldn’t work for them. when i had to test i just told them i was a card holder and when the test came back with marijuana it didn’t matter. unless you don’t have a card, abstaining isn’t necessary.

however i have been seeing way more that apparently you can’t be denied a job if you smoke weed outside of work, as long as you’re not stoned on the job in connecticut, but idek if that’s even true. (obviously there are some jobs that all this you need to throw out the window and not smoke at all) but i’m not sure how accurate this piece of information is since i have had my card for almost three years, it’s just what i have heard

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Da_Splurnge OP t1_it9lysz wrote

Awesome, thanks for the response!

I've got my card already, but there's still a part of me that's worried about jinx-ing myself... I'm interviewing for an office job that wouldn't have any reason to take issue with people partaking outside of work hours, but it's always been such a big deal in the past that I can't help but feel a bit nervous about doing it even WITH my card in-hand.

Guess I'll know soon enough if I'll even get the offer and will probably just play it safe anyway, but it sucks having to abstain from something that helps out of fear of jeopardizing an employment opportunity 😕

Anyway, I'm rambling - appreciate you taking the time to give such a thorough reply!

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