Court OKs Firing Dopers

(San Francisco, California) Oddly, the ruling came from a California state court.

The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that employers in the state can fire workers found to have used medical marijuana legally recommended by doctors.

A Sacramento-area company, Ragingwire Inc., successfully argued it rightfully fired Gary Ross after he flunked a company-ordered drug test because all marijuana use is illegal under federal law, which does not recognize the medical marijuana laws in California and 11 other states.

The company claimed it feared a federal raid if it allowed workers to smoke dope. It was also argued that companies could lose possible federal contracts and are liable to be sued if a worker high on marijuana causes damage or injury.

In his defense, Ross claimed that marijuana smokers should receive the same workplace protection from discrimination that employees with painkiller prescriptions enjoy.