Medical Marijuana in the Workplace: Workers Need Protection

[WIlDuce1883]

Medical marijuana has been legalized in a number of states, but after being touted as a â??prohibited substanceâ?� for so long, the terms of its use are still clouded. Okay, so a patient who has been legally allowed to use marijuana for medical purposes is protected from prosecution; but what about the workplace? Is the medical marijuana user protected there too?

Apparently not. An article on the Denver Post carries the head line: â??Medical marijuana users on uncertain ground in work places.â?� It shares the story of a few individuals who found their careers in jeopardy for resorting to a treatment method that has been rendered legal.

In one scenario, a writer from Manitou Springs who is suffering from arthritis, Dorian Beth Wenzel, wrote a letter to a local paper that revealed that she used medical marijuana. Soon after, she was called to the office of the human resources director of the organization that she works for where she was told that their office was a drug-free workplace.

Another employee from Denver failed a routine drug test that was taken after figuring in an on-duty car accident. Since the employee was a patient who used medical marijuana, the test came out positive.

What, indeed, can the employer do to an employee who has opted for an alternative treatment plan that is basically legal?

No one really knows for sure, although more often than not, that means that employers are free to interpret the rulings in whatever manner they see fit. Advocacy groups are calling it a form of discrimination, basically against the sick who have chose medical marijuana as treatment. What do you think?

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WIlDuce1883 Reviewed by WIlDuce1883 on 01-27-2010. Medical Marijuana in the Workplace: Workers Need Protection Medical marijuana has been legalized in a number of states, but after being touted as a â??prohibited substanceâ?� for so long, the terms of its use are still clouded. Okay, so a patient who has been legally allowed to use marijuana for medical purposes is protected from prosecution; but what about the workplace? Is the medical marijuana user protected there too? Apparently not. An article on the Denver Post carries the head line: â??Medical marijuana users on uncertain ground in work Rating: 5

[LOC NAR on probation]

Drug Free work place.

I take valliums all day.

Joe takes endocet's for pain during the day.

Mary takes prozac for who knows what.

Fred has a drink of alchohol at lunch. Not every day mind you.

And the rest of the boy's are slugging down power drinks with huge amounts of caffiene. What a rush !!! Gotta love the speed they work.

Meanwhile Suzy and her friend are hiding out back smoking cig's cause they crave the nicotine.

And everyone loves the AllNighter that comes in all fucked up on who knows what that won't show on a drug test.

This is drug free. LOL

Sometimes I wonder if they know what DRUGS are ?

Let's put this in the place it needs to be. NO one allowed in the Senate or Congres that is taking anykind of drug or under the influence of drugs.


Finding a work place not full of drugs is like finding an honest man. Good luck.

[dennisjill]

Good one!
Let's not forget Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, soap operas, MP3 players, texting, etc
Dennis from Montana

[daytimer69]

Well done!

[WashougalWonder]

Drug Free work place.

I take valliums all day.

Joe takes endocet's for pain during the day.

Mary takes prozac for who knows what.

Fred has a drink of alchohol at lunch. Not every day mind you.

And the rest of the boy's are slugging down power drinks with huge amounts of caffiene. What a rush !!! Gotta love the speed they work.

Meanwhile Suzy and her friend are hiding out back smoking cig's cause they crave the nicotine.

And everyone loves the AllNighter that comes in all fucked up on who knows what that won't show on a drug test.

This is drug free. LOL

Sometimes I wonder if they know what DRUGS are ?

Let's put this in the place it needs to be. NO one allowed in the Senate or Congres that is taking anykind of drug or under the influence of drugs.


Finding a work place not full of drugs is like finding an honest man. Good luck.

Well said!