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In general she could be fired for smelling like pot. While pot is legal in some circumstances under CA law (and the law of some other states, too) nothing in the law of any state protects an employee from being fired for smelling of pot. While you may like the smell of it or not notice it, to a lot of other people the smell of weed is indeed obnoxious and an employer need not put up with that. Similarly, an employer could fire an employee for smelling strongly of tobacco, perfume, or whatever else.