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Updated March 17, 2010
Wal-Mart 'Sympathetic' to Man Fired for Using Medical Pot, but Won't Rehire Him
By Joshua Rhett Miller
- FOXNews.com
A Walmart employee with sinus cancer and an inoperable brain tumor who was fired for using medical marijuana will not be rehired, even though the company says it is "sympathetic" to his condition.
Joseph Casias, 29, was fired in November from a Walmart store in Battle Creek, Mich., after marijuana was detected in a routine drug screening that he underwent after he sprained his knee at work.
Casias, who was the store's 2008 associate of the year, said he legally used marijuana to reduce pain associated with his disease and was never under the influence while at work.
"I gave them everything," Casias told Wzzm13.com. "110 percent every day. Anything they asked me to do, I did. More than they asked me to do. Twelve to 14 hours a day."
Casias, who has been collecting unemployment since his termination, reportedly received a notification this week that Wal-Mart was challenging his eligibility for benefits. But Wal-Mart officials will no longer object to Casias receiving those benefits, company spokesman Greg Rossiter told FoxNews.com.
"This is just an unfortunate situation all around," Rossiter said. "We're sympathetic to Mr. Casias' condition, but like other companies, we have to consider the overall safety of our customers and associates, including Mr. Casias, when making a difficult decision like this."
Asked if Wal-Mart officials were considered offering Casias his job back, Rossiter replied: "No, we're not."
The Marijuana Policy Project, a Washington-based marijuana advocacy organization, has called for a nationwide boycott of all Walmart stores to protest Casias' termination.
"MPP is asking shoppers to demand that Wal-Mart abandon its discriminatory policy of firing employees who are legal medical marijuana patients under state law," an MPP blog posting read. "We need to send a strong message to Wal-Mart and other businesses in medical marijuana states that it is not acceptable to fire sick people for trying to get better by following their doctor’s recommendation and obeying state law. Marijuana is a legitimate medicine, supported by science and protected by law in 14 states, including Michigan."
Dan Korobkin, a staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union's Michigan branch, said Wal-Mart's action against Casias is unlawful and "shameful."
"It's illegal to fire somebody for being a medical marijuana patient, and it's also shameful to punish somebody for treating their medical condition in a legal way," Korobkin told FoxNews.com. "As far as I know, Wal-Mart itself sells a lot of over-the-counter drugs and prescription medications."
Korobkin said federal authorities have announced they will not enforce federal marijuana laws in states that have legalized its usage for medicinal purposes, including Michigan, and he's "cautiously optimistic" that Wal-Mart officials will reconsider Casias' termination.
"Wal-Mart is a large corporation, but they don't supersede state laws," he said. "When the voters of the state vote to make the use of medical marijuana legal and protected, that is a law that binds even Wal-Mart."
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/03/17/wal-mart-sympathetic-man-fired-medical-marijuana-wont-rehire/
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Walmart could care two sh9ts about being socially responsibility. I understand they have very good prices. however, shopping there is like selling your soul to the devil.
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Uh oh. I'm in trouble. And my wife is definitely going to hell. :)
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If I'm not mistaken, his termination will also mean the end of his medical insurance.
If his insurance company is no longer required to provide him healthcare for his sinus cancer or brain tumour,
Walmart's insurance premiums won't rise.
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If I'm not mistaken, his termination will also mean the end of his medical insurance.
If his insurance company is no longer required to provide him healthcare for his sinus cancer or brain tumour,
Walmart's insurance premiums won't rise.
Im not sure wal mart offers insurance...
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disgusting and typical.
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Im not sure wal mart offers insurance...
You could be correct on that... they're such notoriously cheap bastards. :-\
i do know they do have injury liability insurance. there was a woman who if i recall correctly was injured on the job, and sued the insurance carrier of the person who caused the accident. After years of suffering, she won a settlement, which Walmart wanted. It was very controversial and the public was upset over it for all the wrong reasons. It seems she had lost both her husband and her son to the iraq war, so people felt she should be able to keep the money. As tragic as that is, that's not the reason she should have been able to keep it. she was the one injured, she was the one suffering, it was her money, and Wal-Mart has no moral claim to it. they however make all their employees sign off on giving them any money they may collect from any lawsuits settlements from on the job injuries.
btw Big Mal... guess what?
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You could be correct on that... they're such notoriously cheap bastards. :-\
i do know they do have injury liability insurance. there was a woman who if i recall correctly was injured on the job, and sued the insurance carrier of the person who caused the accident. After years of suffering, she won a settlement, which Walmart wanted. It was very controversial and the public was upset over it for all the wrong reasons. It seems she had lost both her husband and her son to the iraq war, so people felt she should be able to keep the money. As tragic as that is, that's not the reason she should have been able to keep it. she was the one injured, she was the one suffering, it was her money, and Wal-Mart has no moral claim to it. they however make all their employees sign off on giving them any money they may collect from any lawsuits settlements from on the job injuries.
btw Big Mal... guess what?
what jag
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what jag
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walmart has a zero tolerance policy, so fuck that guy he shouldnt have been smoking pot, he acknowladges that he is aware of this when he signs the paperwork to be hired. dumb ass
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walmart has a zero tolerance policy, so fuck that guy he shouldnt have been smoking pot, he acknowladges that he is aware of this when he signs the paperwork to be hired. dumb ass
Did you even read the article much less comprehend was was written?
A zero tolerance drug policy should not apply to prescription medication.
When Ronald Reagan was shot and hospitalized... do you think drugs would have turned up in his system if he had been drug tested? The guy works for Wal-mart, not American Airlines.
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so because its not a high proirity job the rules should be bent?
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so because its not a high proirity job the rules should be bent?
YOU=RETARD
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mal comming from you i will take that as serious as a fly buzzing around a pile of shit.
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I haven't shopped at WalMart in who knows how long. Their policy of hiring undocumented workers is what made me change. This is only reason to continue my boycott.
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mal comming from you i will take that as serious as a fly buzzing around a pile of shit.
REALLY ::) Thats hilarious ::)
Anyway. So because he has an RX for Weed...and he Smoked weed..and got fired, he is somehow bending a rule...please explain
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well normaly walmart job isnt very demanding but what if there were a fire, earthquake tornado or some kind of catastrophy or emargency, do you want a bunch of toked up high mother fuckers trying to control the situtation and follow procedure for protecting the publics saftey while inside walmart or trying to evacuate?? I dont , i would like some people that are atleast in right state of mind, even though for some probably isnt much better than being high
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how much weed is usually medically prescribed?
I am SO irritated by stoned ass people... they're slow, annoying, whatever. I get irritated being in line behind a stoned person at walmart. I can't IMAGINE my cashier smoking pot on his lunch break.
Wow, that would be irritating. I understand his position sucks... but if my cashiers were stoned and slower/giggling/whatever as a result, I would shop elsewhere.
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i saw a guy once get hit by a shelf stalker with the pallet jack wonder if that guy was high?
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how much weed is usually medically prescribed?
I am SO irritated by stoned ass people... they're slow, annoying, whatever. I get irritated being in line behind a stoned person at walmart. I can't IMAGINE my cashier smoking pot on his lunch break.
Wow, that would be irritating. I understand his position sucks... but if my cashiers were stoned and slower/giggling/whatever as a result, I would shop elsewhere.
just because he's perscibed marry jane doesnt mean he has a right to be high during his employment...It only states he tested positive which means he smoked in the last few weeks...this is the main problem with regulating pot...If you test positive for alcohol then you have been drinking that day...if you test positive for weed you might have smoked 3 days ago which wont effect job proformance...
I'm for legalization..the guy should have the right to smoke weed...but...after work not before...the testing is the main problem as of now...
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yeah, i wouldn't care if the guy baked at home at night.
but WMT schedules 1 to 10 as a common shift. Does the guy really go from 10 am wakeup to 10 pm shift end without baking? I dunno...
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people are dumb enough we dont need to legalize this shit , i thought america was supposed to be working on education cause our students cant compete with other countries,, and americans are lazy in comparison and cant work as hard now eveyone wants weed legal lol wow
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people are dumb enough we dont need to legalize this shit , i thought america was supposed to be working on education cause our students cant compete with other countries,, and americans are lazy in comparison and cant work as hard now eveyone wants weed legal lol wow
well...you sound uneducated so whats your excuse?
you think it's the governments job to tell people what to put in there bodies?
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if thats your rational how do u explain trying to ban salt and tell me what i can and cant eat but hey lets legalize drugs?
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and i am educated , i have degrees, and have succesfully ran a growing business for years , what have you done outside of your moms basement?
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if thats your rational how do u explain trying to ban salt and tell me what i can and cant eat but hey lets legalize drugs?
I'm not aware of a salt ban...link?...
Just so I know were you stand whats your stance on alcohol & tobacco the two most deadly drugs that kill more people than all street drugs combined....
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and i am educated , i have degrees, and have succesfully ran a growing business for years , what have you done outside of your moms basement?
and yet you immediately resort to elementary style name calling...
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well i gota dumb things down to your level , or we wouldnt be able to have a conversation
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I'm not aware of a salt ban...link?...
Just so I know were you stand whats your stance on alcohol & tobacco the two most deadly drugs that kill more people than all street drugs combined....
In NYS - the dems are trying to pass a salt ban as well as a soda tax on all drinks. I live here and know this first hand.
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Some New York City chefs and restaurant owners are taking aim at a bill introduced in the New York Legislature that, if passed, would ban the use of salt in restaurant cooking.
"No owner or operator of a restaurant in this state shall use salt in any form in the preparation of any food for consumption by customers of such restaurant, including food prepared to be consumed on the premises of such restaurant or off of such premises," the bill, A. 10129, states in part.
The legislation, which Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, D-Brooklyn, introduced on March 5, would fine restaurants $1,000 for each violation.
"The consumer needs to make their own health choices. Just as doctors and the occasional visit to a hospital can't truly control how a person chooses to maintain their health, neither can chefs nor the occasional visit to a restaurant," said Jeff Nathan, the executive chef and co-owner of Abigael's on Broadway. "Modifying trans fats and sodium intake needs to be home based for optimal health. Regulating restaurants will not solve this health issue."
Nathan is part of the group My Food My Choice, which calls itself a coalition of chefs, restaurant owners, and consumers, called the proposed law "absurd" in a press release issued on its Facebook page.
Continue reading at MyFoxNY.com
this is just one of many articles about big brother wanting to ban things we eat, but lets legalize drugs . that makes sense get fucked out of your mind but dont eat that deadly salt.......
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Some New York City chefs and restaurant owners are taking aim at a bill introduced in the New York Legislature that, if passed, would ban the use of salt in restaurant cooking.
"No owner or operator of a restaurant in this state shall use salt in any form in the preparation of any food for consumption by customers of such restaurant, including food prepared to be consumed on the premises of such restaurant or off of such premises," the bill, A. 10129, states in part.
The legislation, which Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, D-Brooklyn, introduced on March 5, would fine restaurants $1,000 for each violation.
"The consumer needs to make their own health choices. Just as doctors and the occasional visit to a hospital can't truly control how a person chooses to maintain their health, neither can chefs nor the occasional visit to a restaurant," said Jeff Nathan, the executive chef and co-owner of Abigael's on Broadway. "Modifying trans fats and sodium intake needs to be home based for optimal health. Regulating restaurants will not solve this health issue."
Nathan is part of the group My Food My Choice, which calls itself a coalition of chefs, restaurant owners, and consumers, called the proposed law "absurd" in a press release issued on its Facebook page.
Continue reading at MyFoxNY.com
this is just one of many articles about big brother wanting to ban things we eat, but lets legalize drugs . that makes sense get fucked out of your mind but dont eat that deadly salt.......
This is by far one of the most stupidest bills ever proposed.
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This is by far one of the most stupidest bills ever proposed.
Ha ha Ha Ozmo - live here andit becomes a daily fact of life.
Just think of Patterson
Massa
Spitzer
Sharpton
Rangle
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Ha ha Ha Ozmo - live here andit becomes a daily fact of life.
Just think of Patterson
Massa
Spitzer
Sharpton
Rangle
Yeah, I think i was telling you once before. I have some friends who live in NY state in the buffalo area (Buffalo Chop House rocks!). All independent business self made millionaires. In fact I'll probably be doing some work for one of them this year some time. I spent sometime with them a few years back and they told about the taxes and crap over there. Unreal.
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Yeah, I think i was telling you once before. I have some friends who live in NY state in the buffalo area (Buffalo Chop House rocks!). All independent business self made millionaires. In fact I'll probably be doing some work for one of them this year some time. I spent sometime with them a few years back and they told about the taxes and crap over there. Unreal.
Where I live specifically, Westchester County - we are now the highest taxed area in the nation. its truly insane, and the dems are asking for higher taxes. I am sick of this crap and trying to leave every day, if only my GF would go along too. :( :(
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Um lets start. I also have B.S. From Morehouse College and my Post Bacc MD from Emory. Now im at torrance memorial medical jack...well right right now im in my apt in Brentwood...
Dont try and play me chief.
Now that said...What does Walmarts stance on RX Drugs..you are all around the world right now babe
Mal I'm sticking up for your profession in the other thread. A little gratitude would be nice bro. ;D BOOMMMMMM!!!!!!
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Mal I'm sticking up for your profession in the other thread. A little gratitude would be nice bro. ;D BOOMMMMMM!!!!!!
Lord have mercy..First off...Im not all the way done yet broski...But when i am ill invite you to the parrrrrrrrrr tayyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Also...Bro...im not a damn economist. I dont know shit about all that money shit (even though i did buy ford when it was 1.50/share and now its 13 bucks...boom) i dont know what healthcare bill will do...Shootfighter might be a better one to really consult on this..Around here no MDs talk about it at all
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I haven't shopped at WalMart in who knows how long. Their policy of hiring undocumented workers is what made me change. This is only reason to continue my boycott.
Good for you, brother.
It's a shame that you can work there without a S.S.#, but if you take your doctor Rx'ed medicine...
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This is by far one of the most stupidest bills ever proposed.
Agree.
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Some New York City chefs and restaurant owners are taking aim at a bill introduced in the New York Legislature that, if passed, would ban the use of salt in restaurant cooking.
"No owner or operator of a restaurant in this state shall use salt in any form in the preparation of any food for consumption by customers of such restaurant, including food prepared to be consumed on the premises of such restaurant or off of such premises," the bill, A. 10129, states in part.
The legislation, which Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, D-Brooklyn, introduced on March 5, would fine restaurants $1,000 for each violation.
"The consumer needs to make their own health choices. Just as doctors and the occasional visit to a hospital can't truly control how a person chooses to maintain their health, neither can chefs nor the occasional visit to a restaurant," said Jeff Nathan, the executive chef and co-owner of Abigael's on Broadway. "Modifying trans fats and sodium intake needs to be home based for optimal health. Regulating restaurants will not solve this health issue."
Nathan is part of the group My Food My Choice, which calls itself a coalition of chefs, restaurant owners, and consumers, called the proposed law "absurd" in a press release issued on its Facebook page.
Continue reading at MyFoxNY.com
this is just one of many articles about big brother wanting to ban things we eat, but lets legalize drugs . that makes sense get fucked out of your mind but dont eat that deadly salt.......
Thats pretty dumb...
But it dosent justify not legalizing and taxing weed
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no it just shows how backwards congress is
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no it just shows how backwards congress is
Yeah that is a bit ironic, a movement to make salt illegal and and movement to make pot legal.
What a bunch of idiots.
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ACLU sues Wal-Mart for firing employee using medical marijuana
By Stephanie Chen, CNN
June 29, 2010
(CNN) -- The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against Wal-Mart for the termination of a Michigan employee whose doctor verified his illness qualified for medical marijuana use.
Wal-Mart, the nation's largest retailer, fired Joseph Casias in November 2009 after he failed an on-the-job injury-related drug test. Casias suffers from a rare form of cancer in his nasal cavity and brain, and he relied on his doctor's medical marijuana prescription to alleviate the daily pain. Casias is one of about 20,000 legal medical marijuana users in Michigan.
"Medical marijuana has had a life-changing positive effect for Joseph, but Wal-Mart made him pay a stiff and unfair price for his medicine," said Scott Michelman, staff attorney with the ACLU Drug Law Reform Project.
"No patient should be forced to choose between adequate pain relief and gainful employment, and no employer should be allowed to intrude upon private medical choices made by employees in consultation with their doctors," Michelman said.
Wal-Mart officials say they are sympathetic to Casias' condition, but the company needed to put the safety of its customers and associates first.
"As more states allow this treatment, employers are left without any guidelines except the federal standard," wrote Lorenzo Lopez, a director of media relations at Wal-Mart, in an e-mail to CNN. "In these cases, until further guidance is available, we will always default to what we believe is the safest environment for our associates and customers."
The ACLU's lawsuit, filed in Calhoun County Circuit Court in Michigan, comes at a time when the controversy over medical marijuana is still being debated in many states. To date, 14 states have laws allowing the use of medical marijuana, which protect legal users from criminalization. But the laws are murky when it comes to protecting users from termination by their employers in some states.
Casias told CNN in March that he never arrived at work high and used the medical marijuana only outside of his work hours.
Michigan is an at-will employment state, which means employers can terminate a worker for any reason except for being in a federally protected class such as race, gender and religion. The ACLU is arguing legal medical marijuana users should also be protected under a Michigan law.
"I was angry they did this to me because I always tried my best," Casias said to CNN in March. He had worked for Wal-Mart for nearly five years to support his wife and two young children. He started at the company as a grocery store stocker in 2004 before moving up to become an inventory control manager. He earned an Associate of the Year Award at Wal-Mart in 2008, a year before his termination.
He has battled with his cancer for more than a decade. The lawsuit says the medical marijuana was able to provide him with pain relief.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/06/29/medical.marijuana.walmart.lawsuit/index.html?iref=NS1