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Judge To Hear Medical Marijuana Case Against Wal-Mart
A Michigan man who was fired a year ago for legally using medical marijuana is fighting Wal-Mart’s attempt to move his lawsuit to federal court. A federal judge on Friday will hear arguments in the lawsuit of Joseph Casias.www.tokeofthetown.com
Wal-Mart worker, fired for legal pot smoking, sues.
Posted by admin in Political News on July 4, 2010
A Michigan man has sued Wal-Mart Stores Inc for firing him after he tested positive for medical marijuana he was using legally to treat pain from an inoperable brain tumor and sinus cancer.www.reuters.com
ACLU Sues Wal-Mart Over Medical Marijuana Firing
Posted by admin in Political News on June 29, 2010
Today, the ACLU filed a lawsuit against Wal-Mart for wrongfully firing employee Joseph Casias for using medical marijuana after work during off-duty hours in the privacy of his home. Joseph is 30 years old, married, and the father of two young children…
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.
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