"Arizona is an at-will employment state. That means employers are free to hire or let go employees for almost any reason," said Jon Udell, a spokesperson for Arizona NORML (a pro-cannabis legalization group) and attorney at Rose Law Group. "They can terminate whoever they want or refuse to hire them for any reason, including cannabis consumption, whether it be off-duty or on-duty." This legal reality manifested recently in the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. In an email dated December 1 that was shared with New Times by an employee of the agency, Chief Deputy Ken Vick reiterated the office's policy of prohibiting staff from consuming marijuana at any time despite Prop 207.