Posted on 07/10/2014 11:38:45 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Mike Boyer, 30, was canned Tuesday after waiting 20 hours to buy pot and immediately going home to smoke. He was called up for urine analysis after he was spotted on TV buying the pot. Boyer told The News he 'regrets nothing.'
His high was quickly brought low.
A Spokane, Wash. man was fired from his job as a security guard the same day he became the first person to legally buy weed in the city Tuesday.
“I don’t regret it,” Mike Boyer told the Daily News Wednesday. “I’m sad it happened but I got the title: I’m No. 1. I regret nothing.”
Boyer took Tuesday off from his job and set up camp outside Spokane Green Leaf around 7 p.m. Monday. Almost 20 hours later, around 2 p.m. Tuesday, Boyer was first in the door when the pot dispensary opened its doors to sell legal marijuana.
“We don’t line up for Black Friday, we line up for ‘Green Tuesday,’” the 30-year-old told The News. “People camp out for Star Wars and donuts ... this is more important than that.”
Dressed in sunglasses and a garish tie-dye T-shirt, Boyer yelled, “Go Washington!” as he made his historic purchase.
He walked out with four grams of Sour Kush and high-fived people waiting in line as he held his bag of weed aloft, yelling “first customer!” as he walked to his car and immediately went home to get high.
Boyer’s phone buzzed as he took his first few hits: His employer wanted him to come in and take a urine analysis test within 24 hours. A client had seen the security guard on a newscast and was concerned about the drug use, Boyer said.
The test came back positive for THC, according to Boyer.
After being fired, the Spokane native posted his resume to Craigslist in the hopes of landing a new gig — hopefully in the marijuana industry, he said.
“I’m staying positive,” Boyer said.
“I’m sad it happened but I got the title: I’m No. 1. I regret nothing.”
Sounds like his employer weeded him out.
All wee wee’d up
ack.. somehow I bet it is accurate
“If you’re stupid enough to not beat a drug test, you definitely should not be smoking.”
They test for the masking drugs now, you won’t beat that.
If a test comes back iffy they will do a hair follicle test, nobody can beat that one.
That depends on the policies of his employer and the contract the employee signed and agreed to
He’s a security guard. I don’t think you have to be super smart to be one. Nothing wrong with honest work, though.
At least the guy likes a good pun!
He’s #1 alright
Perform stupid tricks, earn stupid prizes.
What loss of privacy?
You assume that someone who smokes in his off hours will show up to work stoned. Just because someone has a few drinks after work doesn't mean they go to their job drunk.
My guess is if he does go into the legal weed business he'll make a whole lot more than he did as a security guard.
Oh, I’ll bet you are, my friend.
>> Tobacco may be different,because it often leads to expensive health issues.<<
Yeah cause no one ever gets cirrhosis of the liver, or pancreatitis, or alcohol-induced dementia.....
He’s got an uncontrollable urge.
I read about the murder case of Vegas casino mogul Ted Binion. At one point he was ordered to report for a hair follicle test. He had his girlfriend (who later killed him) shave every hair off his body, then went.
But people have said pot smokers are hardworking types yet here is this guy ok with being fired for being a pot smoker. Where’s the work ethic???
Let’s face it he’s probably a major slacker.
But now he can join the Entitlement Army and maybe find the Julia of his dreams.
He looks like the type who couldn’t run a pot business cause he would be inhaling too much of the product, distracted by the high to be profitable.
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