Comments on: Employers Have Interest in Medicinal Marijuana Law, Too http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-crime/2007/10/19/employers-have-interest-in-medicinal-marijuana-law-too/ Josh Farley, the public safety and courts reporter, writes about crime and criminal justice issues. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:47:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Sharon O'Hara http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-crime/2007/10/19/employers-have-interest-in-medicinal-marijuana-law-too/comment-page-1/#comment-1270 Sharon O'Hara Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:20:30 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-crime/2007/10/19/employers-have-interest-in-medicinal-marijuana-law-too/#comment-1270 Yes... the employer should have the right to terminate employment for failing a drug test or pot smoking, legal or otherwise. Although if the employer hired the person with statement written on her application that she used marijuana for health reasons and it was confirmed in a written statement by her doctor, the employer can't fire her for failing a drug test for marijuana. Have any studies been done to prove smoking marijuana over time changed the brain's ability to think and reason? Sharon O'Hara Yes… the employer should have the right to terminate employment for failing a drug test or pot smoking, legal or otherwise.

Although if the employer hired the person with statement written on her application that she used marijuana for health reasons and it was confirmed in a written statement by her doctor, the employer can’t fire her for failing a drug test for marijuana.

Have any studies been done to prove smoking marijuana over time changed the brain’s ability to think and reason?
Sharon O’Hara

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