This week, the California Senate will vote on an ASA-sponsored bill that will establish employment rights for hundreds of thousands of medical cannabis patients throughout California.
AB 2279, which has already passed the State Assembly, has the support of three labor unions representing nearly one million workers in California.
The new bill, sponsored by Assembly Member Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), will negate a recent California Supreme Court ruling, which stated that employers can fire workers just for being legal medical cannabis patients, legitimizing job discrimination for seriously ill Californians.
AB 2279 aims to protect patients who strive to be productive members of society.
But, according to organizers at Americans for Safe Access, it has come to "crunch time".
The advocates for compassionate use of Medical Marijuana don't have a tally verifying which way all the Senators intend to vote on this explosive subject.
And, it is imperative that some action be taken, since the bill may come up for a vote in the next few days.
Therefore, ASA is urging that all supporters of AB 2279 get actively involved.
ASA recommends that residents of California call or e-mail State Senators right away and urge that they pledge their support for medical cannabis patients right to work pursuant to AB 2279.
Info: www.AmericansForSafeAccess.org/FindCASenator
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