Archived Colorado Court Rules You Can Be Fired for Using Medical Marijuana (newsweek.com)
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Archived Colorado Court Rules You Can Be Fired for Using Medical Marijuana (newsweek.com)
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[–] JorahTheExplorer 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
While I do think this is a little ridiculous employers do have a responsibility to make sure their employees aren't high on the clock. There has to be a better way to solve this than just firing anyone who tests positive for marijuana.
[–] jeangenie18 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Seriously. All the more dangerous substances clear your system in one-three days max so you can pass any piss test clean and still get smacked every weekend. But having a joint for a friend's celebration last month and you tested positive for it despite coming to work sober? FIRED.
Priorities are fucked up.
[–] blue_flowers 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
This happened to me too. I work 7 days a week in a factory, 8 hr days. Week after week, month after month, non stop. It sucks, but gotta work to live so I'm not mad at it. But that right there is 1/3 of my life. Then you have to reserve 8 hrs for sleeping. Ok so that is 2/3 of my natural life gone. So I have 1/3 of my life left to do whatever it is I want. Or have the "freedom" to choose how I medicate myself. And they tell me no, I cannot. They own me. So I can't. I got hit with a random pee test and now on probation with regular drops. Just for smoking in the privacy of my own home and never at or before work.
The least they could do is switch to the mouth swabs for thc testing and drop the pee/hair tests. I saw in the news recently that the MMA has done this I thought it was a good idea. The 30 days thing is total bullshit. I could be on vacation for a week, has nothing to do with work, get back and 2 weeks later get tested and fail. Sucks man. I don't feel free