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Offline thundley4

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Judge upholds Walmart's firing of Michigan medical marijuana user
« on: February 11, 2011, 03:58:23 PM »
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Bozita (1000+ posts)           Fri Feb-11-11 04:26 PM
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Judge upholds Walmart's firing of Michigan medical marijuana user
   
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/0...

Judge upholds Walmart's firing of Michigan medical marijuana user
Published: Friday, February 11, 2011, 3:49 PM Updated: Friday, February 11, 2011, 3:50 PM
By John Agar | The Grand Rapids Press


GRAND RAPIDS – A federal judge today ruled that the state's medical marijuana law protects legal users from arrest, but not employers' policies that ban use of the drug.

Joseph Casias, who has an inoperable brain tumor, was fired by the Walmart store in Battle Creek after he failed a drug test.

“The fundamental problem with (Casias') case is that the (medical marijuana law) does not regulate private employment,” U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker wrote in a 20-page opinion.

“Rather, the Act provides a potential defense to criminal prosecution or other adverse action by the state. … All the (law) does is give some people limited protection from prosecution by the state, or from other adverse state action in carefully limited medical marijuana situations.”

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virgogal   (1000+ posts)           Fri Feb-11-11 04:31 PM
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2. Yet an employee can come in zonked on a prescribed
   
Edited on Fri Feb-11-11 04:32 PM by virgogal
anti-anxiety drug.

I'll never get it.

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CrownPrinceBandar   (1000+ posts)           Fri Feb-11-11 04:44 PM
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5. Unfortunately that's the risk of "at-will" employment........
   
Its not the issue of WM canning the guy for his use of his medicine, its that "at-will" employment leaves too much discretion to the employer. The "at-will" is where the problem lies, and in this case WM was the judge, jury and executioner. The dude should've been able to use his medicine and keep his job, but labor laws in this country are set by folks like WM and their lobbyists.

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HereSince1628   (1000+ posts)             Fri Feb-11-11 04:35 PM
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3. Nice. There is nothing like always caring for the WalMart family.
   
Edited on Fri Feb-11-11 04:43 PM by HereSince1628
Walmart met resistance in the Milwaukee area and we get the commercials on Milwaukee television about what a great company it is. I am sure this will not be a topic of an upcoming piece of propaganda.

I have a feeling that even if pot was legalized nation wide, many companies would still prohibit it's use.
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Re: Judge upholds Walmart's firing of Michigan medical marijuana user
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2011, 04:02:18 PM »
That's it... the employer has "too much discretion".

First the employers.  Then the rest of us.  Libs are awesome like that.
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Re: Judge upholds Walmart's firing of Michigan medical marijuana user
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2011, 04:20:50 PM »
I wonder if the DUmmies stumbled up on this story...

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Re: Judge upholds Walmart's firing of Michigan medical marijuana user
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2011, 04:32:09 PM »
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6. Glad that Maine's law protects against that and even against DHHS crap.
   
I've had plenty of legitimate patients that wouldn't need that kind of headache to deal with.

Maybe so but the police can still arrest you for possession. Federal law supersedes state drug laws.
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Re: Judge upholds Walmart's firing of Michigan medical marijuana user
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2011, 04:39:59 PM »
Quote from: Tucker on February 11, 2011, 04:32:09 PM
Maybe so but the police can still arrest you for possession. Federal law supersedes state drug laws.

Except when it's politically convenient for the Dems. Remember them suing Arizona, but doing nothing about the medical pot.
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Re: Judge upholds Walmart's firing of Michigan medical marijuana user
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2011, 04:46:25 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on February 11, 2011, 04:39:59 PM
Except when it's politically convenient for the Dems. Remember them suing Arizona, but doing nothing about the medical pot.

Holder is threatening Calif. if they proceed with their marijuana laws.

It's kinda hard to figure which laws this regime will enforce or ignore.
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Re: Judge upholds Walmart's firing of Michigan medical marijuana user
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2011, 04:49:41 PM »
Quote from: Tucker on February 11, 2011, 04:46:25 PM
Holder is threatening Calif. if they proceed with their marijuana laws.

It's kinda hard to figure which laws this regime will enforce or ignore.


But right now there are almost as many pot shops as there are coffee shops out there.  Then there is the whole "sanctuary city" thing.  Of course, President Bush did nothing about those either.  Me? I'd cut all federal funding to them.
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Re: Judge upholds Walmart's firing of Michigan medical marijuana user
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2011, 04:51:33 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on February 11, 2011, 03:58:23 PM
I have a feeling that even if pot was legalized nation wide, many companies would still prohibit it's use.

Alcohol is legal, yet some employers frown on coming in drunk.

It's funny that DUmbasses are at the forefront of the anti-tobacco nazis, but will defend unrestricted use of any hallucinogen or narcotic to their last breath.
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Re: Judge upholds Walmart's firing of Michigan medical marijuana user
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2011, 04:54:39 PM »
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virgogal   (1000+ posts)           Fri Feb-11-11 04:31 PM
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2. Yet an employee can come in zonked on a prescribed
  
Edited on Fri Feb-11-11 04:32 PM by virgogal
anti-anxiety drug.

I'll never get it.

No, idiot, they can't!!!

You come to work high, it doesn't matter what drug it is!!!

You druggies just don't get it do ya? An employer does not have to take liability for a drug addled employee, unless said employer of the employee "knowingly" allows the employee to **** up on the job!!

You drug addicts want to be able to show up on the job high! Ain't gonna happen! I'll tell ya what, if ya want to smoke the herb or take the drug, y'all take out your own insurance that absolves your employer of any liability! How much money ya got? I'll lay odds the insurance would cost more than ya make! That, or ya wouldn't find anyone willin' to insure ya!
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Re: Judge upholds Walmart's firing of Michigan medical marijuana user
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2011, 04:55:00 PM »
Quote from: GOBUCKS on February 11, 2011, 04:51:33 PM
Alcohol is legal, yet some employers frown on coming in drunk.

Some?  :lmao:
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Re: Judge upholds Walmart's firing of Michigan medical marijuana user
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2011, 05:18:32 PM »
Quote from: GOBUCKS on February 11, 2011, 04:51:33 PM
Alcohol is legal, yet some employers frown on coming in drunk.

It's funny that DUmbasses are at the forefront of the anti-tobacco nazis, but will defend unrestricted use of any hallucinogen or narcotic to their last breath.

I have said it before...they only want to run into society to take what they can from it and then escape into a haze of unreality.
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Re: Judge upholds Walmart's firing of Michigan medical marijuana user
« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2011, 06:28:20 PM »
Quote from: Carl on February 11, 2011, 05:18:32 PM
I have said it before...they only want to run into society to take what they can from it and then escape into a haze of unreality.

Good point my man! Good point! ^5!

Where are these "drugs should be legal" assholes, when it comes to my Cigs??? They stand right in line with "tax the shit outa them"!!! There are far worse drugs than nicotine on the market, but DUmmies take them, so we shouldn't tax them out of the universe!

Hypocrite, thy name is DU!
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Re: Judge upholds Walmart's firing of Michigan medical marijuana user
« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2011, 06:42:33 PM »
Quote from: AllosaursRus on February 11, 2011, 06:28:20 PM
Good point my man! Good point! ^5!

Where are these "drugs should be legal" assholes, when it comes to my Cigs??? They stand right in line with "tax the shit outa them"!!! There are far worse drugs than nicotine on the market, but DUmmies take them, so we shouldn't tax them out of the universe!

Hypocrite, thy name is DU!

You can also bet Al that if weed were legal and taxed they would still be growing their own or buying illegally grown.
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Re: Judge upholds Walmart's firing of Michigan medical marijuana user
« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2011, 07:33:22 PM »
Quote from: Ralph Wiggum on February 11, 2011, 04:55:00 PM
Some?  :lmao:

It's all relative.  99.99999999% is still "some" to most DUmb****s, because it isn't 100%, or "all."
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