Marijuana will soon be legal in Mass., but maybe not at work

It will soon be legal to smoke marijuana in Massachusetts. But that doesn’t mean your boss will let you.

Just as with alcohol consumption, employers in Massachussetts will be allowed to set rules about employees’ use of marijuana at work, such as restricting employees from being high on the job and requiring drug testing.

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And employers will be on solid legal ground if they fire an employee for testing positive for using the drug, said Adam Fine, an attorney who was closely involved with the…