People who have a medical marijuana card may have a risk at losing their job. People who use marijuana to relieve their pain, when they go to work, they can't pass the drug test. So some people don't get high at work, but the employer may have a hard time believing that when they know that a person is able to get high legally and whenever he wants. Casarias, 29, worked at Wal-Mart but was fired because he couldn't pass a drug test. He has a medical marijuana card, but never abused it to go to work high. He was upset about being fired, he said:
"I was angry they did this to me because I always tried my best," said Casias, who was employed at Wal-Mart for five years. He earned an Associate of the Year award in 2008. "I want my job back. I thought I was part of the Wal-Mart family."
I can see how employers worry about hiring someone who has a medical marijuana card and that he may come to work high, but they can always test. But I just don't think someone shouldn't be hired because of having that card.
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