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Originally Posted by nostatic
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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If those carried the same stigma as pot, yes. I'm not saying I agree or disagree with Walmart. I'm saying from a corporate standpoint the risk is too great if someone using medical pot accidentally harmed/killed himself or others regardless of whether the pot had any influence. And many people who smoke pot "say" they are never under the influence at work. A good lawyer will eat that up. As a publicly traded corporation they are responsible to their shareholders to avoid financial losses due to lawsuits. If they suspect they are at risk they will eliminate the risk.... just like every other corporation. Don't forget that companies are in business to make money...period! Their employees are their to make them money...period! They don't do this as a public service. Treating employees well helps make the company more money than if they are unhappy but employees are still simply tools to make money. When an employee becomes a liability rather than an asset the liability is eliminated. Welcome to corporate America. I say again, I neither agree nor disagree (or you could say I both agree and disagree), I just see it from a corporate standpoint as well as a personal one.