Fired for Marijuana Use: Colorado Court Rules

Even in one of the country’s most marijuana-friendly states, smoking pot off the job and away from work, an employee can still be fired for marijuana use.

That was the unanimous conclusion of the Colorado Supreme Court, in a closely watched workplace lawsuit involving a customer service worker who uses medical marijuana to help soothe the painful spasms he has suffered since a car accident left him paralyzed. The worker, Brandon Coats, was fired from Dish Network in 2010 after testing positive for marijuana in a random drug test.

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