Using Marijuana is Legal — but It Can Still Get You Fired. ‘Human Resource Professionals in Illinois Will Have Their Hands Full.’

Now that recreational pot is legal in Illinois, marijuana enthusiasts may feel like it’s finally time to emerge from hiding. But people with jobs — or looking for them — might want to stay in the shadows for now as companies figure out how to handle employees who partake. In Illinois, employers are allowed to fire workers who bring cannabis to the office, show up impaired or fail random drug tests, according to the state’s…