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URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n647/a04.html
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Webpage: http://mapinc.org/url/TnUulBAl
Pubdate: Tue, 10 Aug 2010
Source: Contra Costa Times (CA)
Copyright: 2010 Bay Area News Group
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/96
Author: David Morrill

MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARDS DO NOT OFFER LEGAL EXEMPTION TO JOB APPLICANTS

If Robert Bendula had his way, he would be working within the Department of Justice, but that's easier said than done.

After a work accident in 1994, Bendula, of Tracy, is now one of about 400,000 Californians who have medical marijuana cards.  For Bendula, he smokes between 3 and 5 grams of pot a day to help alleviate his pain.

It doesn't, however, change the difficulty of finding a job where drug tests and screenings are required.

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