By Steve Elliott
Hemp News
Overwhelmingly, Americans believe -- almost two-thirds of them -- that it's unacceptable for companies to fire employees for off-the-clock marijuana use in states where it is legal, according to a new poll.
According to the HuffPost/YouGov poll, that's the same percentage that said it would be unacceptable to fire employees for drinking during their off time, reports Emily Swanson at The Huffington Post.
The new poll shows that 64 percent of Americans think that if marijuana were legal in their state, it would be unacceptable to fire an employee for toking up during his or her free time. Only 22 percent said it would be acceptable to dismiss them for toking off the job.
That's identical to the percentage saying it would be unacceptable to fire an employee for drinking off the job, with 64 percent saying it would be acceptable, 22 percent saying it would be unacceptable.
How about in states where marijuana isn't yet legal? In that case, when simply asked whether it would be unacceptable to fire an employee for smoking marijuana during off-hours, not mentioning the legality of cannabis, 45 percent said it would be unacceptable, and 32 percent said it would be OK.