MinnBobber
Well-Known Member
@Vitolo and other Arizona-ites:
A friend of mine's daughter lives in AZ, works at a hospital, and was just diagnosed with breast cancer.
I brooched the subject of cannabis with the mom and the daughter says she cannot consider as the hospital does not allow employees to use, even as a med cannabis patient.
I found this: regarding AZ med cannabis law:
Can I be fired for using or possessing medical marijuana legally?
A patient can be fired if he or she is in possession or under the influence of marijuana at the workplace.
It is illegal for an employer to take adverse action against an employee because of cardholder status or a positive test for the presence of marijuana, unless the employer would lose federal funding or licensing for not taking action. It does happen but often never makes it to court, according to marijuana lawyer Thomas Dean.
"It is usually fairly clear when an employer takes adverse action because it is in response to a positive test or, in the case of refusals-to-hire, often the person is told that they are hired and all that remains is to get the results of the drug test back. ....
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Any experience with hospital employees and med cannabis use is greatly appreciated.
Thank you
The stigma is massive. Here in MN I was assisting someone whose 90 year old dad was in a long term care facility and their response was---if we know he's using cannabis he will be immediately evicted. Thank you health care facility for putting health first---not.
In AZ, is there protection for hospital employees OR does the federal connection allow them to be Draconian ?
EDIT--if not full spectrum THC/CBD products, would CBD only products get around a hospital ban???
A friend of mine's daughter lives in AZ, works at a hospital, and was just diagnosed with breast cancer.
I brooched the subject of cannabis with the mom and the daughter says she cannot consider as the hospital does not allow employees to use, even as a med cannabis patient.
I found this: regarding AZ med cannabis law:
Can I be fired for using or possessing medical marijuana legally?
A patient can be fired if he or she is in possession or under the influence of marijuana at the workplace.
It is illegal for an employer to take adverse action against an employee because of cardholder status or a positive test for the presence of marijuana, unless the employer would lose federal funding or licensing for not taking action. It does happen but often never makes it to court, according to marijuana lawyer Thomas Dean.
"It is usually fairly clear when an employer takes adverse action because it is in response to a positive test or, in the case of refusals-to-hire, often the person is told that they are hired and all that remains is to get the results of the drug test back. ....
...........................................................................................................
Any experience with hospital employees and med cannabis use is greatly appreciated.
Thank you
The stigma is massive. Here in MN I was assisting someone whose 90 year old dad was in a long term care facility and their response was---if we know he's using cannabis he will be immediately evicted. Thank you health care facility for putting health first---not.
In AZ, is there protection for hospital employees OR does the federal connection allow them to be Draconian ?
EDIT--if not full spectrum THC/CBD products, would CBD only products get around a hospital ban???
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