Puff, Puff, Pink Slip: Legal Weed Use Still Carries Job Risk

Puff, Puff, Pink Slip: Legal Weed Use Still Carries Job Risk
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A bud of Maui Afghooey medical marijuana is displayed at the PureLife Alternative Wellness Center on July 27, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. The Los Angeles City Council's unanimous vote on July 24 to ban all marijuana dispenseries has received a mixture of anger and support with all 762 dispensaries registered in the city due to be sent letters ordering them to shut down immediately, or face legal action from the city. The regulation of marijuana distribution has been a gray area since California voters passed an initiative in 1996 legalizing medical marijuana even though the sale of any marijuana remains illegal under federal law. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWNAFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/GettyImages)

You're not being paranoid: Even in Washington and Colorado, smoking a legal joint after work could still get an employee fired.

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