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This bill aims to prevent employers from discriminating against fire and rescue public safety employees based on their use of medical cannabis, provided these employees have a valid written certification from a doctor and are not impaired while on duty. A "fire and rescue public safety employee" is defined as a firefighter, emergency medical technician, cardiac rescue technician, or paramedic employed by a municipality, county, the state, the state airport authority, or a fire control district. The bill clarifies that employers can still prohibit employees from performing their duties while impaired by cannabis or from using cannabis while on duty, and they are not required to violate federal law or lose federal benefits. Importantly, if a fire and rescue public safety employee reports for work impaired by cannabis, their employer must report this incident to the State Emergency Medical Services Board.

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https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0439?ys=2026RS