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RKP5637

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1. Ridiculous! n/t

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2013, 06:16 AM

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Court says pot smokers can be fired, even in Colo. [View all] onehandle Apr 2013 OP

Ridiculous! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2013 #1

A case of a company blindly following rules. Jim__ Apr 2013 #2

Agreed BethanyQuartz Apr 2013 #10

The court ruled that it IS ok to come to work after an all-night drunk.... BlueJazz Apr 2013 #3

Most companies . . . MrModerate Apr 2013 #16

Freedom isn't free. ctsnowman Apr 2013 #4

Then it's not freedom, it's FEEDOM! n/t RoccoR5955 Apr 2013 #8

lol ctsnowman Apr 2013 #11

And the conservative states-righters theaocp Apr 2013 #5

I'm not a marijuana smoker, and I do think it should be legal in all 50 states but I do see the MillennialDem Apr 2013 #14

I guess you have not read the 10th Amendment... Mr. David Apr 2013 #17

I guess you have not heard of the supremacy clause. Obama is not enforcing it, but I guarantee you MillennialDem Apr 2013 #18

Yeah this makes a LOT of sense SmittynMo Apr 2013 #6

Because it's still actually ILLEGAL (by federal law)? Not saying it should be illegal, or that MillennialDem Apr 2013 #15

i agree with the court RedstDem Apr 2013 #32

Drug testing was implemented for a few reasons. dotymed Apr 2013 #7

Bravo dotymed! Proletariatprincess Apr 2013 #19

you're right, the test costs a few cents, employee tester a bit more =%1000 profit on every test and Sunlei Apr 2013 #29

This is Amerika. You have rights! agent46 Apr 2013 #9

Or want to collect benefits in some states. ctsnowman Apr 2013 #12

Hangovers BethanyQuartz Apr 2013 #13

I hear ya! KansDem Apr 2013 #21

I promise to whisper BethanyQuartz Apr 2013 #23

Companies can fire people for smoking cigarettes at home, why should pot be any different? (nt) The Straight Story Apr 2013 #20

And here I thought we on this forum Bohunk68 Apr 2013 #22

Um, maybe you missed something in the translation from english to whatever you read The Straight Story Apr 2013 #25

Why do we allow companies that much control over our lives? CBGLuthier Apr 2013 #26

I don't accept, but then I get called a libertarian The Straight Story Apr 2013 #27

You don't have to accept it. dipsydoodle Apr 2013 #30

What other prescription medications should a person be fired for taking? LanternWaste Apr 2013 #36

None. The Straight Story Apr 2013 #38

I think if you get tested SmittynMo Apr 2013 #39

Dueling Laws cynzke Apr 2013 #24

this is why a profitable home business is to collect childrens pp and sell it. Sunlei Apr 2013 #28

This needs to be taken up in labor contract negotiations. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #31

our union negotiated and got it so RedstDem Apr 2013 #33

Love it! Is that a DC thing? 2ndAmForComputers Apr 2013 #34

Unions historically haven't been great on this issue. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #37

this decision is hardly surprising. marijuana is still a schedule 1 controlled substance rollin74 Apr 2013 #35