Posts Tagged job
Top 5 Reasons Why Your "Budtender" Hates You
Posted by admin in Arts & Culture on August 20, 2010
Let’s face it, being the person who sits behind a counter weighing out ganja all day long might not seem like hardest job in the word. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t work. I spoke with a few budtenders, aka medical marijuana dispensary employees, aroun…
Pot Critic Answers Fan Questions After CNN Appearance
If you ever wanted a job smoking marijuana, you’ll want to read this.blogs.westword.com
US Federal Gov. Needs to Re-Schedule Marijuana
All of the US states and Territories have people who are discovering that marijuana is not only a good pain killer, but can do the job without the harsh side effects of pharmaceutical drugs.
Marijuana has been used as a medicinal drug since before Chri…
12 Jobs You’ll Do Better While Stoned
Common knowledge tells us that smoking weed while trying to do anything “productive” is a fool’s errand – the two just don’t mix. And if you’re a lawyer, airline pilot, large crane operator or brain surgeon, that’s probably true. But for many of us, with far less intense jobs, marijuana can actually help you do your job better!
No Pockets Allowed At Nation’s Biggest Pot Farm
Let’s get one thing out of the way to begin with. If you get a job at the proposed biggest medical marijuana farm in the United States, you will be required to wear coveralls without pockets, so don’t plan on pilfering. The huge, 25,000-plant marijuana growing operation could be coming to Michigan.
Medical marijuana users risk job loss
Posted by admin in Business & Finance on March 24, 2010
When a rare form of cancer invaded Joseph Casias’ nasal cavity and his brain, his doctor prescribed marijuana to help alleviate the daily pain. But his employer, Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer, fired him in November 2009 after he failed a drug test. Casias, 29, says he never came to work high. He’s got a medical marijuana card to prove…
Wal-Mart Fires Worker w/Cancer For Medical Marijuana Use
Supporters of marijuana law reform are rallying behind a 29-year-old man, a cancer sufferer and registered medical marijuana user who was fired from his job at Wal-Mart. The worker, who had worked at the store for five years and in 2008 was named Associate of the Year, tested positive for marijuana during a worker’s compensation screening.
Medical marijuana in Workplace a Cloudy Issue
Steven Karapandza says his use of prescription marijuana to help ease the pain of daily migraine headaches is none of his boss’s business. He never smokes pot on the job. He doesn’t come to work high, and he gets his work done without fail, he said. “In my mind, it’s like any other medication”
Medical Marijuana Creates Sticky Situation For Employers
As 13 other states have followed California to approve medical marijuana, and another 12 are pondering similar laws, employers — especially those in this pot capital — are faced with a quandary: What to do about workers stoned on the job who have doctors’ approval for pot?
OpEd Writer Ruffles Feathers of Marijuana Supporters
Posted by admin in Arts & Culture on December 17, 2009
There is an Op-Ed piece in The Olympian today where a lady just goes off on marijuana smokers. The lady, Jill Wheelock of Olympia, Washington, is now a coveted Dope of the Day Award winner. Her amazing insight includes the old “Gateway Argument” and she titles the piece, ‘Marijuana saps initiative, ambition and responsibility’. — Now go get a job!
Medical Marijuana Creates Workplace Dilemma
Posted by admin in Political News on November 8, 2009
Steven Karapandza says his use of prescription marijuana to help ease the pain of daily migraine headaches is none of his boss’s business. He never smokes pot on the job. He doesn’t come to work high, and he gets his work done without fail, he said.
New Regs: Colorado Medical Marijuana Growers Getting Screwed
While growers are supplying medicine to dozens if not hundreds of people, they’re no longer considered caregivers unless they provide other services to each and every one of these patients. That’s an impossible task. The job could pass to dispensary owners, but many of them might not be able to handle managing both a store and a farm.
Claim: NH cop being turfed for supporting pot legalization
Posted by admin in Political News on October 30, 2009
A police officer who once confronted Sen. John McCain about marijuana decriminalization is being silenced and possibly pushed out of his job with a New Hampshire police force for speaking out against marijuana prohibition, his supporters say.
The racism of marijuana prohibition — latimes.com
Posted by admin in Political News on October 19, 2009
Marijuana’s new high life: Does a great job describing the cultural mainstreaming of marijuana. Pot is indeed flourishing in civilized society as never before, and the movement to end decades of failed prohibition has picked up unprecedented momentum. But that debate has largely ignored the racism behind prohibition.
Is Bush’s “Drug Czar” Getting Paid to Keep His Mouth Shut?
Posted by admin in Political News on October 14, 2009
Mysteriously, no one has heard from former Bush “drug czar” John Walters in awhile, even though he has a cozy job where he’s paid to argue against legalizing marijuana and other drugs.
Are You a Pot Snob? Then Denver Wants You!
Posted by admin in Arts & Culture on October 2, 2009
On Tuesday, the Denver Westword, a respected alt-weekly in Colorado, posted an unusual job opening on its Web site. “Calling all potential pot reviewers: Westword wants you!” The paper is looking for a critic to review marijuana dispensaries.
Macro Marijuana Photography
Macro marijuana photography, when shot with a decent camera and heady nugs, is some intriguing shit. It’s almost like stepping into an alien world besieged by the writhing and oozing tendrils of… God? Okay, maybe I’ve been smoking on the job, but the images below are indeed of another world.
Protesters ask to keep medical marijuana dispensaries open
Spokesman.com: Some have HIV. Others suffer from cancer or chronic pain from car accidents and job injuries. One man burned most of his body in a gas explosion as a toddler and wasn�t expected to live.
The racism of marijuana prohibition
Posted by admin in Political News on September 7, 2009
The Times’ Aug. 30 article, ” Marijuana’s new high life ,” does a great job describing the cultural mainstreaming of marijuana. Pot is indeed flourishing in “civilized society” as never before, and the movement to end decades of failed prohibition has picked up unprecedented momentum. But that debate has largely ignore
Mainstream Media Finally Does Its Job (Sort Of) — It O
Posted by admin in World News on August 26, 2009
Well, that only took a month. Earlier today Reuters News Wire finally took the time to report that lifetime marijuana use is associated with a reduced risk
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