Daniel ThiemeDale Deitchler
When an employee of a health system is terminated after testing positive for marijuana use, can she maintain a claim for wrongful termination because she had legal authorization for the use under the state’s medicinal marijuana statute? FACTS OF THE CASE Pennsylvania enacted the Medical Marijuana ...
described as pulling over vehicles for minor infractions with the intention of investigating for other, more serious crimes. Mr. Lake would sometimes site the alleged smell of marijuana as a basis for searching a car. Although marijuana use was not legal at the time, Mr. Shields...
He allegedly never used marijuana at the work- place, and was never under the influence of marijuana while at work. The Colorado Court of Appeals found the plaintiff's termination was lawful because, despite Colo- rado's decision to permit the use of medical marijuana, the plaintiff's use ...