You can be fired for using medical marijuana, justices rule

You can be fired for using medical marijuana, justices rule
Employers in Washington state are allowed to fire employees who fail a drug test, even if they have valid medical-marijuana authorization, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

By J.B. Wogan
Seattle Times staff reporter

It turns out that you can be fired for legally using medical marijuana in Washington state.

The Washington state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that TeleTech Customer Care, a Colorado-based firm that handles customer service for Sprint from its Bremerton facility, was allowed to fire a woman for failing its required drug test.

The plaintiff, who sued under the pseudonym Jane Roe, was pulled out of her training class after a week and fired Oct. 18, 2006, because she failed a pre-employment drug test. She had a valid medical-marijuana authorization from a doctor.

the rest:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015274787_medpot10m.html

But given so many recent (and not-so-recent) decisions there, I don't really expect this abomination of a ruling to be overturned.

Another step backward.

it's still against federal law to smoke pot.

:eyes:

This is un-fucking-believable...

Like Alan Grayson said... GOP health Plan 1) Don't get sick 2) If you do get sick, die quickly...

The Nazis are HERE!

"In court documents, the company said its contract with Sprint required drug testing and makes no exception for medical marijuana.

Roe's attorney argued that state law implied employers had to accommodate medical-marijuana use outside the workplace. The court disagreed in a 8-1 decision, explaining that the law explicitly permits employers to disallow on-site medical-marijuana use, but remains mum about medical-marijuana use outside the workplace.

The state Supreme Court majority opinion noted that the state Human Rights Commission, which investigates employee discrimination cases, cannot pursue claims related to medical-marijuana use because it is illegal under federal law."

The last UA I had, I had to sign the release and I sat and read it first. It specifically said I would fail the test if any drugs for which I had no prescription, were found. Doesn't the doctor give a prescription for it? Or have the releases changed?