Submitted by Anonymous Stoner on Fri, 01/25/2008 - 20:41.
Frankly I don't think employers should be able to fire people for Marijuana, medical or non.
As long as they don't come to work intoxicated, and their work productivity doesn't decrease, why fire them?
Currently, we don't fire people for drinking Alcohol, in their free time, because whether or not someone does, has no barring on their work productivity.
Marijuana is no different, and if I use at home, Well my work productivity is no less than anyone else... Sometimes more.
I know the law is currently set up, to disscurage "illegal" drug use... Which is why I think we first have to achieve full legalization, And THEN fight for our rights to use, and not lose our jobs.
As for medical users, it's a shame that a state court can't do what's right here... Medical users shouldn't be fired. But until Medical Use, is legal at a federal level, such rullings don't surprise me much... Just disapoint.
Really, Marijuana has sooo many issues to be worked on right now... In the end, the biggest way to solve ALL of them, is to legalize Medical and Adult Responsible Recreational Use.
The only question that remains, should we continue to try for legalization, via all these small issues... Slowly picking away at some, accepting a few setbacks... but ulimatly, after time, winning legalization...... Or is it time again, for a strong flat out legalization effort? Forget everything else and work on simply legalizing it, Using ALL factors involved, toward proving legalization is needed.
I think all the small stuff, medical, hemp, recreational, would have far greater effect if it was all used together for a mass legalization push now... Though that's costly... I see no reason to wait anymore.
Frankly I don't think