20 September 2012

• Medical Marijuana Law Does Not Protect Fired Worker


”The firing of a former Battle Creek Walmart [sic] worker, who was dismissed for failing a drug test but claimed he should be exempt because of Michigan's medical marijuana law, has been upheld by a federal appeals court that ruled the provision doesn't cover private business decisions.

"The medical marijuana law “does not regulate private employment,” the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals panel said….”

Note: A decision in the Sixth Circuit has no necessary application to Connecticut.

Source: MLive.com


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