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2014-01-07 Home Front: Culture Wars

New York State Is Set to Loosen Marijuana Laws

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Posted by Fred 2014-01-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Smoking pot can still get you fired in Colorado

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If a company has a drug policy in place, and an employee fails a drug test, "employers can take whatever action they deem to be prudent," says Curtis Graves, an attorney for the Mountain States Employers Council, a nonprofit that represents about 3,000 companies, many of those in Colorado.

Employees can even be fired for using medical marijuana with a doctor's prescription.

The reason for this apparent contradiction is that smoking pot is still illegal under federal law, Graves explains.

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Perhaps the same can be said for New York or any other State for that matter.... something to think about...

Posted by Black Charlie 2014-01-07 01:29|| 2014-01-07 01:29|| Front Page Top

#2 So...an employee that blows a 0.08 at work could also be fired. Alcohol has been legal for quite a while. Don't mix either at work or driving.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-01-07 07:29|| 2014-01-07 07:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Smoking cigarettes - bad. Smoking pot - not so bad. Damage to lungs - covered under Obamacare? Non-smokers, who also work, will pay for those who smoke too much, or don't work.

Posted by Bobby 2014-01-07 08:39|| 2014-01-07 08:39|| Front Page Top

#4 Procopius2k, difference is you could be stoned two weeks ago and still fail the drug test.

Posted by rjschwarz 2014-01-07 14:37|| 2014-01-07 14:37|| Front Page Top

#5 * CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > [Independent.UK] AS CANABIS BECOMES WIDLEY LEGALIZED, CHINA [+ South American nations] CASH IN ON AN UNPRECENDENTED BOOM. THE COUNTRY HOLDS HUNDREDS OF PATENTS [intellectual properties] RELATING TO THE DRUG, WHICH MEANS MORE PROFITS AS DECRIMINALIZATION SPREADS GLOBALLY.

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* TOPIX > THE EVOLVING NEW [Global?]NARCO STATE CALLED THE USA.

Looks like Mexico's Cartels got new competition - WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG????

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-01-07 21:52|| 2014-01-07 21:52|| Front Page Top

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