azcentral.com: “I am a computer programmer and licensed medical marijuana patient. I only use it at night to help deaden the pain so I can sleep. My new job required me to take a drug test. Two weeks later, they told me I was being fired because I tested positive for marijuana. I showed my employer my prescription card, and later that day, they fired me for being incompetent. I had not received any complaints about my work, so I think they fired me because I use medical marijuana. What are my rights?“
Can Arizona Employers Fire an Employee for Marijuana Use if the Employee Holds a Medical Marijuana Card?
By On the Net|2013-09-06T07:21:09-07:00September 6th, 2013|Legal Issues, Stories & Articles|2 Comments
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Richard Keyt, an Arizona business law attorney who is the creator of this Arizona medical marijuana law website. Connect with Richard at 480-664-7478 or on Google+
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Unfortunately Arizona is a Right To Work state. One of the many sad things about that is an employer can fire an employee without notice or reason. Even if an employee is hurt on the job, totally the employers fault, the employer can fire the employee.
I am not aware of anyone challenging the medical marijuana card “right to work” claim, probably because it would cost so much for the attorney(s) and with very little to no chance of winning.
I am not an attorney, I am an activist.
Hope he gets a lawyer and sues the legal limits out of his former employer.