WA Supreme Court says legal medical marijuana users can be fired

[Carne Seca]

If you have a medical marijuana card, it's not going to protect you from employer-required drug test.

The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday employers can fire workers even if they have a doctor's prescription to legally smoke marijuana. The plaintiff in this case, a Bremerton woman known as Jane Roe, sued after she was hired by TeleTech. The company handles customer service for Sprint; Roe was fired after her pre-employment drug test came back positive.

TeleTech said its contract with Sprint required the drug test and made no exception for medical marijuana. Roe's attorney argued the marijuana initiative passed by voters in 1998 implied employers had to accommodate medical marijuana use outside the workplace.
The court disagreed in an 8-to-1 decision.

Medical marijuana advocates call it another bad decision by the Washington Supreme Court.

http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-wa-supreme-court-says-legal-medical-marijuana-users-can-be-fired-20110609,0,3220830.story?hpt=us_bn7

 

[txhazard]

I was afraid that was going to become an issue.

 

[Ernst]

We have miles to go before we can rest.

 

[UncleBuck]

ernst is right.

i would add that if we rest on our laurels, they will come in and take it all away.

 

[Mort Fink]

Whats funny is that the central government just ignores States rights like this. Democracy and power to the people my ass, give the people what they want!! We are supposed to live in a country where its power to the people and the majority. The fact that a select few people will override ignore what the people want is completely backwards. The US government just decides to ignore our rights and just do whatever they want even though most people want this. They obviously care nothing about their citizens and democracy. Anyone who has any hand in stopping marijuana and arresting medical patients/operations holds none of the true morals this country was founded upon and should be ashamed to call themselves Americans.

 

[beardo]

I am happy to hear about this....Another victory !

 

[Luger187]

if i test positive for mj after 3 weeks of not smoking, im fired because im a drug user. if i do coke, speed, shrooms, ecstacy, and drink a pint of wiskey all in the same day, and wait a week, im considered drug free. so im allowed to do all these more dangerous drugs freely on the weekends, just because they do not last long in the system. but im evil if i smoke a joint at a weekend kickback. it just doesnt make sense.

i want someone to make a test that can tell if your high on mj at that moment(besides a blood test). so if i come to work high when im not allowed, im fired when i come up positive. some people simply should not be high at work because they might cause an accident. but if i smoked 2 days ago, how the hell is that going to make me high right now? how does that affect my ability to do my job?

although i can understand where the employer is coming from. theres insurance problems that come with this too. hopefully someday, someone will figure out a way to make both sides happy

 

[UncleBuck]

I am happy to hear about this....Another victory !

you're happy to hear about another step backwards for the re-legalization movement?

about what i would expect from a lying thief who supports the kkk.

 

[beardo]

you're happy to hear about another step backwards for the re-legalization movement?

about what i would expect from a lying thief who supports the kkk.

I am happy to hear that employers have the freedom to fire employees if they do not approve of their behavior.

 

[UncleBuck]

I am happy to hear that employers have the freedom to fire employees if they do not approve of their behavior.

would you approve of a company firing someone if that company heard their employee took aspirin after work?

what about a lying thief that supports the kkk but is good at his job?

 

[beardo]

would you approve of a company firing someone if that company heard their employee took aspirin after work?

what about a lying thief that supports the kkk but is good at his job?

Yes.
Henry Ford had the right idea.
An employer should be able to hire and fire as he sees fit. If your boss wants you to go to church and you don't he should be able to fire you if he wants to.

 

[UncleBuck]

Yes.
Henry Ford had the right idea.

henry ford made the blacks work the dangerous, deadly jobs while the whites got the cushy jobs.

another example of you supporting racists.

An employer should be able to hire and fire as he sees fit. If your boss wants you to go to church and you don't he should be able to fire you if he wants to.

discrimination based on religion?

very american.

 

[Carne Seca]

Yes.
Henry Ford had the right idea.
An employer should be able to hire and fire as he sees fit. If your boss wants you to go to church and you don't he should be able to fire you if he wants to.

Which is exactly why we have anti-discrimination laws.

 

[Luger187]

Yes.
Henry Ford had the right idea.
An employer should be able to hire and fire as he sees fit. If your boss wants you to go to church and you don't he should be able to fire you if he wants to.

thats a terrible idea

 

[jrinlv]

Most states clearly do not extend any rights to MMJ patients. In my state it is in black and white that your employer has to make no exceptions for any MMJ user. It's not a step back if we were never there in the first place. Know your rights and educate yourself

 

[fdd2blk]

employment is "at will". by either party. a boss can hire or fire anyone for any reason, as long as it's not on "that list". if someone wants to fire someone because they are gay all they have to do is say "you are no longer needed". as long as "gay" is never mentioned it's all good.

 

[Ernst]

There is a pile of poop in every white diaper.

Only it's fun while it's warm like fascism works to protect the wealthy at first.

Ford had some good ideas but it was intertwined with the age. The age held that we should kill all those with disabilities and that criminals could be detected by measuring a child's skull.

If we pick and choose which elements we include we fail to learn from history.

 

[sync0s]

There is a pile of poop in every white diaper.

Only it's fun while it's warm like fascism works to protect the wealthy at first.

Ford had some good ideas but it was intertwined with the age. The age held that we should kill all those with disabilities and that criminals could be detected by measuring a child's skull.

If we pick and choose which elements we include we fail to learn from history.

Sad thing is the supreme court justices are appointed for life. In addition, their nothing more than political tools that push more political agenda. I fail to see how the supreme court does the job originally intended anymore.

UncleBuck you just pulled a rabbit out of a hat with your accusation on beardo (as far as the supporting a racist). As well, what if the job requires that you mingle with customers at Church and you are an Atheist and refuse to do so? Conundrums. How about a movie production company that wants to hire a black guy for a black guy role but refuses to hire a white/asian guy to this position, or female for that matter. Should we prohibit this as well?

Keep in mind, in a sense you are arguing that we should protect somebody who still actively drinks from being fired or who is denied being hired to the position on this basis. Even with doctors approval it's preposterous to ever appoint somebody who actively drinks to run a rehabilitation meeting.

The bottom line, there is a drawing point as to when you go so far as to actually inhibit the ordinary workings of a company.