ACLU Files Medical Marijuana Employment Lawsuit In Rhode Island

I have never been fired from a job before, but I’d imagine it sucks very badly. I have quit jobs in the past, but I’ve never been terminated. If I was terminated for being a horrible employee, then I think I would be more accepting. But if I was fired for something that was unfair, I would be very upset about it. For instance, if I was fired for using a medicine that is legal in the state that I worked in, I would be extremely upset.

Sadly, that’s becoming the case more and more for medical marijuana patients. I have heard of dozens of stories of people being fired for consuming medical marijuana outside of work, which is obviously unfair. The latest case I’ve heard of is in Rhode Island, where medical marijuana has been legal since 2006. But this case is different, in that it doesn’t name a...

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