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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:51 AM
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A nurse friend of mine who's license was suspended in a random drug test..
Had to go back and work at the San Diego shipyards till they gave it back to him. I know this guy, he's 30 and a damn good nurse. He never came to work under the influence. Just smoked weed at home.

The other day his defective safety harness broke and he fell 25 feet. He's now paralyzed from the chest down forever.

Fuck this country and its demonizing of people who smoke marijuana!

I am just fucking sick over this!
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:52 AM
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1. damn, that sucks!
:cry:
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NMMNG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:56 AM
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2. My deepest sympathies for your friend
IMO, marijuana should be legalized and subject to the same restrictions as alcohol. It is no more dangerous (and possibly less so) than booze so why all the fuss? Furthermore, if somebody is not doing drugs on the job or under the influence of marijuana on the job companies should butt out, again IMO.
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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 03:03 PM
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5. Its OK to drink yourself stupid at night, and drag your sorry ass to work.
STILL UNDER THE INFLUENCE, but if you smoke a half of a joint, at home,when your off...thats BAD?
What a screwed up system this is.
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 03:52 PM
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11. Actually no you can't
Believe me, they would know because my work would go down the toilet and I"d probably lose my job
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texanwitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:58 AM
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3. I will never understand this country's problem with marijuana.
I am so sorry for your friend.
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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 03:04 AM
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4. He's an ex-Navy Corpsman, who got out of the service two years ago.
Very smart and great with patients. He had a very bright future ahead of him.

Another victory for the "War on Drugs"! :sarcasm:

A great nurse has been taken away from an allready fucked-up CA Healthcare system.
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 03:07 PM
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6. Oh my god...
and we NEED nurses... so bad.

I'm sorry you're hurting, and even sorrier for your friend. :(
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anarch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 03:14 PM
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7. that sucks so bad,
:(

I meant to post this article up here a while back, but forgot...this just reminded me of it.

"How Bob Barr & Co. killed Jonathan Magbie."
Thirteen months ago, Superior Court Judge Judith Retchin sentenced Jonathan Magbie, a 27-year-old quadriplegic, to a 10-day D.C. jail sentence for marijuana possession, assuring attorneys she had checked with the jail and that it could handle someone in his condition. By the fourth day of Magbie’s sentence, he was locked in a cell with no ability to communicate or call for help. His breathing tube had been improperly placed; his weight had plummeted since his arrival; his apparent pneumonia had gone untreated. That night, Sept. 24, 2004, he was taken to Greater Southeast Community Hospital, where he died.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/special/2005/magbie1104.html


I am so sorry for your friend.
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rockymountaindem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 03:15 PM
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8. Eeesh. I don't know what to say.
That's horrible!
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 03:17 PM
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9. Oh my god, maveric.....
I cannot believe it!

This is horrifying, and a world of hurt.......

What a fucked-up mess this is.......

I am so sorry for your friend.......what can I say?

This sucks big time.......
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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 03:49 PM
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10. Sad thing is that he's not a "doper". He uses pot in his own home
to help with his back problems. He doesnt even drink.
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 04:01 PM
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12. And now, of course, he's eligible for medical MJ
Of all the ratbastard rotten things the dark side of this country can do to people! :grr: :banghead: I smell a Michael Moore or similar doco in the offing... and of course, I also smell something else wafting through the door, now that the poor guy's paralyzed! :smoke: Wouldn't it have been easier just to... ah, fsck it!
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 04:08 PM
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13. You understand my anger
I fucking HATE marijuana laws.

Anyone who supports them is fucked in the head.

My heart goes out to your friend....
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indigo32 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 04:53 PM
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14. Ya'll are gonna hate me for saying this
and I really do feel terrible about what happened to your friend.
I also think alot of marijuana laws make no sense. But this case is very specific, and personally I don't think hospitals have the luxory of assuming drugs found in an employees system are recreational and off hours. Yes it's unfair that alcohol leaves your system quickly, and marijuana can be detected weeks after, but thats how it is, and it has nothing to do with the laws as written.
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Texasgal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 05:29 PM
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15. I am a nurse and
find this so sad.

It happens alot more than people know.

When I was working triage they had random drug screenings, due to the nature of the job ( I had no problem with that ) but I saw many a nurse get his/her licenses stripped for THC found in their screening. If someone was busted for something ELSE however.... I can see how barring them would be a good idea,... but marijuana?

Very sad...
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 06:04 PM
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16. Oh my god, what a horrible story!
There is so much that is so wrong with that whole scenario. The "war on drugs" and the ridiculous and uninformed propaganda about marijuana in particular have turned a huge percentage of law abiding people into criminals. It's very similar to what happened during prohibition.

I'm so sorry for your friend - that's a horrible price to pay for the stupidity of the system. :hug:
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