{"id":428554,"date":"2010-03-13T17:26:45","date_gmt":"2010-03-13T21:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.disinfo.com\/?p=24743"},"modified":"2010-03-13T17:26:45","modified_gmt":"2010-03-13T21:26:45","slug":"wal-mart-fires-associate-of-year-cancer-patient-for-medical-marijuana-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/428554","title":{"rendered":"Wal-Mart Fires Associate Of Year, Cancer Patient, For Medical Marijuana Use"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SmileySteve Elliott writes on Toke of the Town<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Despite medical marijuana<\/a> being legal in Michigan, WalMart has fired a cancer<\/a> patient and former employee of the year who tested positive for the drug, which was recommended by his doctor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was terminated because I failed a drug screening,\u201d ex-WalMart employee Joseph Casias told WZZM-13<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In 2008, Casias was Associate of the Year at the WalMart store in Battle Creek, Mich., despite suffering from sinus cancer<\/a> and an inoperable brain tumor. \u200bAt his doctor\u2019s recommendation, Casias legally uses medical marijuana<\/a> to ease his pain.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt helps tremendously,\u201d Casias said. \u201cI only use it to stop the pain. To make me feel more comfortable and active as a person.\u201d<\/p>\n

Casias said he went to work every day during his five years at WalMart. \u201cI gave them everything,\u201d he said. \u201cOne hundred and ten percent every day. Anything they asked me to do, I did. More than they asked me to do. Twelve to 14 hours a day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then Casias sprained his knee at work last November. During the routine drug screening that follows all workplace injuries, marijuana<\/a> was detected in his system. Casias showed WalMart managers his Michigan medical marijuana<\/a> card, but was fired anyway.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Read More: Toke of the Town<\/a><\/p>\n

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