As reported by Brian Maass, with CBS4 in Denver, a Denver Department of Safety employee has made claim that he cannot be disciplined by the City of Denver for getting into an on-duty automobile accident. (http://cbs4denver.com/investigates/medical.marijuana.denver.2.1441725.html) Increasingly, states with medical marijuana statutes will be asked whether employers have a duty to accommodate employees' use of medical marijuana.
As my partner, Tobie Hazard, indicated in his article, "The Straight Dope on Medical Marijuana in Colorado," (http://www.hollandhart.com/newsitem.cfm?ID=1557) Colorado's medical marijuana law specifically states that nothing in the medical marijuana law “requires any employer to accommodate the medical use of marijuana in any work place.” Therefore, employers have the the right to prevent employees from smoking pot at work, regardless of whether the employee holds a medical marijuana card.
Follow the link above to read Brian Maass' report, and please click the video link showing the medical marijuana card to see my colleague Emily Hobbs-Wright comment on the case and respond to Mr. Maass. It will be interesting to see how the City of Denver addresses this challenge.
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