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Quote Originally Posted by justinsane33
i went with my wife to one of those mass signups where you pay a fee and tell them whatever you want and get a card. the doctor was asked how businesses are dealing with employees who use cannabis and he said that since it was written into the state constitution that you couldn't be fired or passed on a job because you smoke. he said it was the same as being fired for being gay or black and that any lawyer would jump at the chance to represent your case. anyone had any experience with this?
In fact, amendment 20 says nothing about "...you couldn't be fired or passed on a job because you smoke." The only mention of employers is " Nothing in this section shall require any employer to accommodate the medical use of marijuana in any work place." Although this probably refers to actual use in the workplace (or maybe not), I think it evokes a legislative intent to protect employers from unintended consequences of legalizing medical use. My best guess is that the law on employee use of marijuana hasn't changed. One thing is for certain, getting fired for using medical marijuana is NOTHING like getting fired for being gay or black.
Keep in mind that the govt., whether courts or legislature or CDPHE, despite their protestations to the contrary, are very hostile to the whole idea of marijuana use being legal in any context, and are likely to stay that way for a while. Thats why I don't take legal advice from doctors or have my mechanic remove my appendix.