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In a recent case, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (the “SJC”) held that medical marijuana may constitute a “reasonable accommodation” for employees.  As a result, employers may not terminate employees for failing drug tests if the employees fall within that protection – provided the accommodation does not pose an undue hardship for the employer. Case background:  In Barbuto v. Advantage Sales & Marketing, LLC (Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, July 17, 2017),   SJC considered whether an employer had violated the Massachusetts anti-discrimination statute, M.G.L. c. § 151B, by terminating an employee who had failed a drug test for using marijuana at …