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A Michigan man has sued Wal-Mart Stores Inc for firing him after he tested positive for medical marijuana he was using legally to treat pain from an inoperable brain tumor and sinus cancer.
Joseph Casias, 30, said he was fired late last year after five years of employment at a Wal-Mart store in his hometown of Battle Creek.
According to a complaint filed Tuesday with the Calhoun County District Court, Casias began using marijuana on his oncologist's recommendation after Michigan voters had approved medical marijuana use in 2008.
Wal-Mart worker, fired for legal pot smoking, sues | Reuters
Seeded on Mon Jul 5, 2010 9:56 PM EDT
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That's about right, the guy works for Walmart, goes to his doctor, paid for by Walmart and then good old corporate policy tests him for drugs... They have got to be kidding. Firing a guy with Cancer... Isn't he protected.. Family leave act or something?
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#1 - Mon Jul 5, 2010 9:59 PM EDT"Joseph is an example of a patient for whom marijuana has had a life-changing positive effect," the complaint said.
Wal-Mart, "because it does not approve of the lawful medical treatment that relieves his pain, made him pay a stiff and unfair price," it added.
Greg Rossiter, a Wal-Mart spokesman, said the world's largest retailer was "sympathetic to Mr. Casias' condition," but defended the actions taken.
"Like other companies, we have to consider the overall safety of our customers and our associates, including Mr. Casias, when making a difficult decision like this," he said. "In this case, the doctor-prescribed treatment was not the relevant issue."
Wal-Mart is based in Bentonville, Arkansas.
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