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"First man to buy pot in Spokane loses job" - 7zer0z - 07-11-2014
The below text is from an article on kxly.com
SPOKANE, Wash. -He was the first in line and the first to buy recreational marijuana in Spokane, and now Mike Boyer has another possible first in the wake of marijuana legalization: The first to lose his job.
Boyer posted his resume to Craigslist Wednesday afternoon, saying that he had lost his security guard position at Kodiak Security after his high-profile marijuana purchase at Spokane Green Leaf Tuesday afternoon.
Boyer said he had no regrets about being the first to buy recreational marijuana.
“I lost my job due to the news coverage of me being the FIRST PERSON TO BUY MARIJUANA LEGALLY IN SPOKANE! I regret nothing. But now im (sic) jobless and have decided to post my resume here,†he wrote at the top of his resume.
Source: http://bit.ly/1ooRRy0
What do you guys think about this? Do you think that managers should be able to fire workers for using marijuana in the states where it is legal? Personally I think that if a state legalizes marijuana, management shouldn't be able to fire you for using it, or buying it for that matter, unless you are getting high on the job.
Re: "First man to buy pot in Spokane loses job" - ketchim - 07-11-2014
[quote author=7zer0z link=topic=91123.msg574634#msg574634 date=1405055484]
Personally I think that if a state legalizes marijuana, management shouldn't be able
to fire you for using it, or buying it for that matter, unless you are getting high on the job.
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You do know after INHALE :
THC stays in your blood stream for a minimum of 3 months ??
and like Liquor , you will be " stale boozed " the next morning at Work ....
Here in T.O. : we as Senior management have to undergo narcotics and drugs Testing !
Re: "First man to buy pot in Spokane loses job" - 7zer0z - 07-12-2014
[quote author=ketchim link=topic=91123.msg574680#msg574680 date=1405091596]
You do know after INHALE :
THC stays in your blood stream for a minimum of 3 months ??
and like Liquor , you will be " stale boozed " the next morning at Work ....
Here in T.O. : we as Senior management have to undergo narcotics and drugs Testing !
[/quote]
You are right about the fact that THC can stay in your system for several months. That doesn't mean that you are high for those whole 3 months. When you smoke weed you are high for a few hours and that's it. In states where weed is illegal, I have no problems with employers doing drug testing. However, if its legal in a state, I don't think employers should be able to fire you for smoking weed. If we're going to do that, we might as well start firing people for getting drunk on the weekends even though that's legal.