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http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03.n1942.a02.html

Cases in Oregon courts examine whether workers can be fired for
state-sanctioned use of marijuana as medicine

Portland truck-maker Freightliner fired forklift driver John Thomas in
January after the Teamster broke an overhead water line and subsequently
tested positive for marijuana. Nearly a year later, the question of whether
Thomas should be reinstated has ramifications for employers and employees
statewide.

That's because in addition to his Teamster card, Thomas carries something
else in his wallet he claims makes his firing illegal: a state-issued
medical marijuana registration card, which gives him the right to treat
chronic pain by smoking the drug.