Comments on: CA Supreme Court Considers Employees' Medical Marijuana Use

By: Discriminated

Discriminated — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:45:14 +0000

I was fired from my job for using medical marijuana to help treat pains and stresses related to my amputee. Now I am jobless with no income. How much worser can this life be? There are no justices for disabled people in the State of California.

By: Jeff Adams

Jeff Adams — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:41:18 +0000

After working Contract Security (Andrews International) for Countrywide Home Loans for the past 4 years, during the transition to the new Contractor (G4s Wackenhut) submitted to a drug test which I disclosed the use and certification of medical marijuana in very small amounts to relieve neck muscle spasams and pressure to the Occipital Nerves that cause dabilitating headaches at bedtime, was approched by my direct supervisor an told that Wackenhut would not accept my employment with them.

During my 4 years on the Countrywide account, I provided exemplary performance including an outstanding attendance record, two employee of the month awards amongst hundreds of officers, and service above and beyond the expected duties which also incuded contribution to the training of new hire officers by the production of training material created with MS Powerpoint.

After speaking with many officers I came to the awareness that there are officers using other drugs such as Methadone and Morphine during work hours that were fully accepted for employment with Wackenhut.

Hopefully, with the new administration in the White House, this non work related usage will be accepted Federally as benaficial to some and allowences made to accomodate those who are assets to the company regardless of their medical marijuana usage.

By: Kristin Woods

Kristin Woods — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:51:43 +0000

I am very moved by the above article and feel exactly as the author so aptly put it. I have a MM certificate and am very concerned that I may be jeopardizing my employment with the state of CA. I am frightened, actually, and therefore am reaching out to organizations such as these.
I am not a "pothead" and just use a small bit each night for the relief of Restless Leg Syndrome. Any information to better clarify these issues would be most appreciated.

By: Wayne Schooling

Wayne Schooling — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:22:10 +0000

Federal law should supercede State law. Therefore, if a person is using a controlled substance which is considered illegal, that person has lost his case. This has already been proven if the person was a truck driver.