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Originally Posted by equality72521
While I share the sympathy, what happens when someone using medical pot has an accident in the workplace harming himself and possibly others? Do you think the company will have even a slight chance in a court of law when they get sued? You don't think Walmart is the only company that will do this do you?
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Would you say the same thing about prescription pain killers or muscle relaxants? How many people in this country go to work taking those?
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Casias, who was the store's 2008 associate of the year, said he legally used marijuana to reduce pain associated with his disease and was never under the influence while at work.
"I gave them everything," Casias told Wzzm13.com. "110 percent every day. Anything they asked me to do, I did. More than they asked me to do. Twelve to 14 hours a day."
Casias, who has been collecting unemployment since his termination, reportedly received a notification this week that Wal-Mart was challenging his eligibility for benefits. Wal-Mart officials have since reconsidered that action, company spokesman Greg Rossiter told FoxNews.com."
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