The CSAC Makes Stance On Medical Marijuana Use
Posted by Larry Csonka on 11.30.2009

They will be punished…

According to MMAJunkie.com, the California State Athletic Commission has clarified their stance on the use of medical marijuana by combat sport athletes, and that is this: they will be disciplined if they test positive for marijuana, even if they hold a medical marijuana card. The state of California currently has over 200,000 registered medical marijuana users. Here is what the CSAC has to say officially on the subject…

" The California Supreme Court
has weighed in on "Medical Marijuana" in the employment context and has found that an employer may discipline an employee for off-duty medical marijuana use. The court found that the Compassionate Use Act did not legalize marijuana use per se, but merely provided a defense to criminal charges under particular circumstances. The Court acknowledged that marijuana still had a potential for abuse and that employers continued to have a legitimate interest in whether an employee uses the drug. The Court declined to extend the protections of the Compassionate Use Act any further than the plain language of the Act and into the employer-employee relationship.

Therefore, given the limited reach of the Compassionate Use Act and the rationale of the Supreme Court in Ross v. RagingWire Telcomm, the Commission may safely discipline an athlete without running afoul of any law or court decision."

The original article is here. Could this be setting a precedent?

DH

[EvilRaven1031]

if employers can still persecute someone for smoking marijuana, even though that person has a medical recommendation, i believe that employers should extend their drug screening to include pharmaceuticals.

good for one, good for all....right?

[laserbrn]

I know that's not your real argument right? Because they infringe upon our rights in regards to MMJ they should extend that further? Uhmmm.....what?

[CaliN8tv]

Makes me sick and also makes me want to move to Canada. What an invasion of privacy that still continues. Maybe they should start testing employees daily to check to see how much alcohol they've consumed the night before. GEEZ!

[kmk420kali]

This is for Athletes-- They are held at a more stringent drug abstinent decree than us--
Any drug use is too much...when you are paid millions to stay clean and represent your sport!!
Us Stoners...we just hit a bong at Partys...and hope it doesn't cost us a deal with Kellogg--

California can fire you for testing positive for cannabis.

So there is another level to the war.. Economic..

Oh I'm telling everyone we have work to do and get up stand up for your rights!

Changing to Schedule II will help.

You know we are not Cattle! But the Corporations don't care if we have rights or not .. Just that we produce as much as cheaply as possible and cannabis is seen as a productivity issue.


While Meth is seen as a productivity booster.

Figure that one out..

[FreedomFGHTR]

What is ironic about this story is that my company was started because my former employer challenged me when I claimed that weed was legal in California.

[daddy fingaz]

Originally Posted by CaliN8tv

Makes me sick and also makes me want to move to Canada. What an invasion of privacy that still continues. Maybe they should start testing employees daily to check to see how much alcohol they've consumed the night before. GEEZ!

Damn right! This is what gets me about drug testing employees, a mate of mine works for a big US company here in the UK and he got tested before he started work there and gets random tests now, are you really telling me that smoking a few joints the night before work might impair your ability to work safely and productively the next day as much as alcohol would!!??

If i got dismissed for it i would go mental (obviuosly due to 'skunk psychosis' lol) but i would be taking them to the European court of human rights or something!!

But Raven is right they cant have a prejudice towards non pharmaceutical prescribed drugs!!!

[EvilRaven1031]

all im saying is that medicine should be medicine.

[utelme]

Here's anews flash many of them do