Beginning January 01, 2024, SB 700 will make it unlawful for an employer to discriminate or penalize in hiring, termination, or any term of employment an employee or applicant because of the person’s use of cannabis, sometimes referred to as marijuana, off the job and away from the workplace. There are a few exceptions.
For example, this cannabis use protection may not apply when there are state or federal laws requiring applicants or employees to be tested for controlled substances. Also, this law does not allow an employee to possess, use, or be impaired by, cannabis on the job.
The bill will also make it unlawful for employers to ask job applicants to provide information about prior cannabis use. However, employers may lawfully obtain information about a person’s prior cannabis use from the person’s criminal history because that is exempt from the bill provisions.
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB700