Posted on 11/13/2014 8:02:04 AM PST by C19fan
A graduate student has sued a textile company for refusing to hire her for a two-month internship because she uses medical marijuana to treat frequent and debilitating migraine headaches, a decision her lawyer calls discrimination.
Christine Callaghan, who is studying textiles at the University of Rhode Island, sued Westerly-based Darlington Fabrics Corp. and its parent, the Moore Company, on Wednesday. The Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, which is representing Callaghan, said it believes it's the first lawsuit of its kind in the state.
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And some people are going to have especially bad reactions from it.
My niece had an Ambien once. ONCE. It did not make her sleep, it made her act like an insane person. Her parents stayed up and made sure she didn’t hurt herself.
I know — It's why I ask.
It essentially invites them to defend the indefensible: support of the War on Drugs is essentially, at its core, rejection of the constraints of the Constitution.
That’s actually pretty typical for Ambien, from what I’ve heard. It is not actually a sedative class drug, rather, it is called a “hypnotic”. Which means it may not put you physically to sleep, it just puts your conscious mind to sleep. The rest of your mind, and your body, may not necessarily follow.
I quickly learned not to play that game. You NEVER tell someone why they were not hired, nor do you react in the hiring process when you discover disqualifying information. You simply decide, later, for economic and/or business reasons, not to fill that vacancy and wish them well in their continued search.
” support of the War on Drugs is essentially, at its core, rejection of the constraints of the Constitution.”
Yep, and by extension, it is implicit support of all the other unconstitutional laws based on the same kind of legal justification (such as OBAMACARE).
Totally agreed.
My thoughts exactly. That logic is great, so long as you believe in the law. Funny how us Conservatives are fine to scream and holler and bend to the (un-Constitutional) will of the great & mighty FedGov, but when we disagree, well, FedGov is EVIL! Lol. No, FedGov has no right to regulate MJ within a given state. Commerce across state lines, ok. Within state lines where it's been legalized? Nunya.
And for a group of people who (supposedly) believe in personal freedom, we sure do have a lot of folks who like to whine about MJ and, the worst part is, their arguments are generally based on lies and propaganda. I can tell you in no uncertain terms, your arguments are baseless.
Don't even try to claim you know what's good or bad for me. You have NO RIGHT, and perhaps more importantly, it's none of your damned business.
...and long term destruction of brain function and structure.
this just adds fuel to the argument that medical pot is 100% a scam for recreational use.
and yes they do have a THC pill.
“And for a group of people who (supposedly) believe in personal freedom, we sure do have a lot of folks who like to whine about MJ...”
Well, they don’t believe in personal freedom. They just give lip service to believing in freedom, so long as you don’t exercise that freedom in a way they do not like. Which is to say, they do not believe in personal freedom at all.
If you're looking for intellectual consistency, you are in the wrong place.
Actually, it only adds fuel to the fire of those who are opposed to MJ. Your assertion that it does long term damage is not correct. I'm curious, though, what your concept of "long term" is?
They don’t have to hire, but they cannot fire unless the person did not disclose the medication. I know because I have seen it happen. When the employee reports the medication, they are put on medical leave until they are clear of the medication and sometimes are required to have a drug test to make verify.
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. They may be more likely to go to Heaven yet at the same time likelier to make a Hell of earth. This very kindness stings with intolerable insult. To be "cured" against one's will and cured of states which we may not regard as disease is to be put on a level of those who have not yet reached the age of reason or those who never will; to be classed with infants, imbeciles, and domestic animals.”
― C.S. Lewis, God in the Dock: Essays on Theology (Making of Modern Theology)
Sounds open and shut. Law-and-order FReepers will of course clamor for this employer to obey the law or suffer the legal penalties.
The employer has every right not to hire people
Not under state law they don't - and if you're arguing a natural right (with which I agree), you'll need to explain why adults don't by the same token have a natural right to sell, buy, and smoke what they choose.
Maybe what they need, is to have their behaviors and thought processes altered?
I thought she had them before, and was using pot to help with them?
Ambien are one of the best things to take for sleep, especially if one has traveled across several time zones, or the date line. I take one when I get to the hotel and am asleep for 5-8hrs within 1/2hr. After, I take a half every nite, for a couple of weeks, and never have a problem with jet lag.
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