Discussion: Colorado Supreme Court: Employees Can Be Fired For Using Pot Outside Work

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…then off-the-job imbibers of alcohol need to be treated the same.

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Uh, guys, I believe it would be SCOTCO? I know headline character limits are onerous, but SCOTUS has “the United States” in there, so it really can’t be applied to a state Supreme Court.

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Really little thing: the mini-headline for this refers to the “Colo. SCOTUS.” “SCOTUS” is obviously “Supreme Court of the US,” which is equally obviously not the Colorado Supreme Court. So it’s Colo. SC, or I guess you could try “SCOCO.”

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Alcohol is a dangerous drug. It’s a legal product when consumed properly. Does this ruling mean companies can fire people based on drinking liquor? Lately, courts have been injecting themselves into the legislative and initiative process and forcing their will. Courts are also giving companies way too much power over its employees and what they do off the job.

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aaaand this is the result of the federal ban remaining in place. That needs to get addressed.

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A bit misleading. He was fired for violating an employment policy. That’s contractual. It’s entirely unclear from the article whether any argument was before the court challenging the provisions of that contract, arguing they are void as against public policy for making legal behavior a terminable offense. On a gut level, I don’t find it compelling…and I say that as someone who supports full legalization, even for recreational use. Don’t like it, don’t take the job.

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What a douchebag company though really. The guys a goddam paraplegic. Hasn’t he endured enough, let him smoke some pot in his free time if it makes him feel better fer crying out loud. But spot on point.

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If the employee agreed to a policy along those lines, then yes. Don’t be fooled by the headline or the lack of real and thorough information in the article. Dude signed up for the policy,broke it, lost his job. You can contract away all sorts of rights…that’s the nature of a contract, i.e., giving something to get something. Sometimes what you’re giving is your agreement to forego something you normally have a right to have or do. In exchange, he got employment.

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The problem is the long period of time THC remains in the blood stream compared with other drugs. You can be found with trace amounts of THC days or weeks after use. Alcohol and other drugs not so long.

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Considering the batshit crazy ideas they have to entertain on a daily basis, these folks need herb more than anyone.

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No, it’s the result of employers being able to set conditions of employment.

Not to say I agree with the policy, but employers can set all kinds of ridiculous requirements for the people who work for them.

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there will be a detriment effect on the work force because of this rule when you have at state level regulated marijuana and you will have employees that will use it then the employers have to know that some of it’s employees smoke…rules need to change of there is gonna be quite of bit of turn over in companies and rising unemployment in these states…they need to down grade the level of marijuana to a level 2 or 3 instead of 4

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Except the reason that they can do this regarding a prescription medication is that they’re covering it w/their ‘schedule 1 controlled substances’ policy. If MJ’s not on the federal controlled substances list, then like tobacco, caffeine, and alcohol, the employer’s attempts to say they can even test for it is a civil rights violation.

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Dish is terrible. After my husband passed, I wanted to cancel our service. They wouldn’t cancel the account because it wasn’t in my name, even though I had been paying the bill for over 2 years while my husband was ill. I had to send them a hard copy of a death certificate, they wouldn’t accept a fax, or a photo copy, and I had pay for two extra months before they finished processing it. They also wanted me to climb up on my roof and send back some part of the Dish. I told them where to stick it, that I was canceling because I wasn’t sure how my finances would be being on my own for the first time in 30 years, and if I felt financially secure enough to purchase another TV service, it would NEVER be them.

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I’ve had pot hangovers that lasted a couple of days after a trip to Amsterdam and I’ve also gone to work with the brown bottle flu but my job didn’t require operating heavy machinery.

Does anyone know if Dish installers are contractors?

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A good reason to not switch to Dish Network. Not that Comcast is any picnic.

Why does it seem so difficult for some people to be dipshits?

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You looking to put a hit out on somebody??? :scream:

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At my company (which does business in all states west of the Mississippi), they are treated exactly the same. If there is an above-the-limit detectable amount of alcohol or THC (or any other drugs) at any time you are tested, you are fired. Random testing occurs company-wide, even for us cube-dwellers.

I’m pro-legalization, but have no problem with my company’s policy.

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