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Okay to be canned for working under the influence, but that's as far as I'd take it.
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It is against federal law. Use MJ or work take your pick.
You wouldn't want someone eating all the donuts in the break room.
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Wow my deepest condolences about your wife. Glad you were able to give her comfort. |
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I have a diagnosed anxiety disorder, the most common one, GAD, generalized anxiety disorder. I have a script for Valium. I use it only when my anxiety is bad. It has a long half-life, as far as benzos are concerned. If work tested me, they’d find it. Now, could they fire me? They better not, or they’d be hearing from my lawyer. It’s a medicine, just like Percocet or Vicodin, both opioids. MMJ is now a medicine in some states. How can a person be fired for taking a medicine? Assuming of course they have a MMJ card, which you cannot get without a doctor approval, and a state registration, at least in Mass. Alcohol and nicotine are drugs too. |
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Very sorry for your loss.
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I think we can all agree that MMJ is very different from other medicines. Dosage is not very uniform. You can’t fill your prescription for MMJ at the local CVS or Rite Aid. Most prescriptions for MMJ come from specialty clinics that offer no other treatments or evaluations, and which write no prescriptions for any other medicines (this is highly unusual; it is much more common for specialty clinics to orient around the treatment of a specific condition, and prior to MMJ, it was unheard of for a clinic to orient around a medication that was felt to have wide-ranging benefit in the treatment of many conditions). Prescriptions for MMJ do not often come from your primary care physician. And I can’t think of any other medicine that is legal in some states, illegal in others, and entirely illegal under federal statutes. As long as there is such an array of differences between MMJ and other prescription drugs, it is not likely that we will see reliable workplace protections, nor much consistency in corporate policies among various companies, nor much congruence in the workplace responses to MMJ and workplace responses to other medicines. IMO. Last edited by buddyhu; 09-23-2018 at 06:41 PM. |
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As long as the Federal Government has it classified as a schedule 1 Drug, it can't be handled by work places or Drugstores. It does seem to help many, it is not going away so I would recommend change the Classification so it can be handled as every other Drug.
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I think the prescribed medical use of Cannabis is in the legal netherworld at the moment. It is difficult to know how State Law will answer the OP. But given the fact that 30 States have legal MMJ, I’m thinking they might lean toward the patients. EDIT — In June of 2015, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that, in accordance with federal law, employers can fire employees who legally use marijuana in accordance with state laws. So how does this translate into Medical Use and other states 3+ years later is unknown, but buyer beware. Last edited by BrunoBlack; 09-23-2018 at 07:46 PM. |
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MMJ remains illegal under federal law. Companies do not want to be caught violating federal law, or opening themselves up to lawsuits if someone gets hurt, or maybe even having difficulty obtaining liability insurance or providing medical insurance. Large companies that violate federal law may not get federal contracts.
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That doesn’t surprise me. I’m guessing since it is regulated by individual states, the way it is regulated reflects how each state thinks about the prescription process. In Massachusetts you must carry a photo ID issued by the State Licensing Bureau and takes a couple of months to go through the process. A standard for this medical practice would be nice.
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According to this article, “only nine states protect those who medicate with marijuana from getting fired for doing so. One of those states is Massachusetts.”
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I've worked in nuclear power and propulsion all my adult life, starting with nuclear subs in the USN. Background checks and random urinalysis/breathalyzer has been part of my 30+ year career. I'm a shift manager at the only nuclear power plant in Washington state. Yes medical and recreational marijuana have been legal here for quite a few years. The NRC has no cares for state and local laws allowing certain substances. The Code of Federal Regulations is very clear. Is it coincidental that no other heavy industry can match our safety record? There are other careers available for those who choose to partake of legal or illegal substances.
As far as the NRC and my company are concerned, showing up for work with alcohol in your system is just as much reason for dismissal as having marijuana or any illegal drug in your system. |
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okay, now that is funny! |