Do employers need to accommodate medical marijuana use? In a case of first impression in New Mexico, one federal judge recently answered that question with a resounding “no.”

In a Jan. 12 ruling, U.S. District Judge William Johnson in Albuquerque dismissed a suit brought by an ex-employee of Tractor Supply Co., who alleged the company unlawfully discriminated against him based on his lawful use of medical marijuana.

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