Woman loses job after buying marijuana for sick aunt
Apparently a woman who worked as a police dispatcher in Illinois was fired after she bought marijuana for her aunt who is a victim of breast cancer.
I am not posting this to argue the merits of her being fired… after all, she knew the risks (or should have) when she bought the marijuana. God bless her for taking those risks to help her Aunt, and it is a shame that she got caught (although, I am not clear on whether or not she was “caught” or if she just admitted to doing it when asked… kind of hard to beleive she just randomly confessed).
Aside from the dozen or so articles showing marijuana to be an amazing treatment for breast cancer, it appears that there is a no-tolerance policy–which is expected–at her department.
But still, firing a woman for buying such a small amount of marijuana to help her sick aunt? According to the article it was enough to make 3 joints, which would be about 3 grams worth of marijuana.
Is there anyone reading this who beleives it is worth it to fire someone over something like this? I would love to hear from you.
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March 17th, 2009 at 3:36 am
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May 9th, 2009 at 11:33 am
As sad as this is, I do believe that it happened, and can certainly understand why. I am not agreeing with the decision at all, just stating that I see why should would be fired. It states that she is a Police Dispatcher. That means that she works for the Police Department, the very people that are out there to arrest those that seek, and use, marijuana. She really should have known better, and used someone else to obtain the pot for her sick relative. That, or moved to a state that it has been decriminalized for medical use. That may not have saved her her job, but may have helped.
I think that this war on drugs is sickening, and needs to stop. Although I don’t agree with using some of the “harder” drugs, I do agree that they should be legalized across the board. I feel that a lot of users would quit, or wouldn’t even start in the first place, because a lot of the “thrill” would be gone, seeing that it’s legal. It would produce better quality drugs, because then big pharma could get into the game as well, and would also help our economy through less spending on this supposed “War” on drugs, but also the tax revenue could be used to help fund projects we need, like helping people with their medical expenses.
I am certain that it will be legal in my lifetime. I am currently 33 years old, there is still plenty of life left in me. I am a daily marijuana user, that is fully aware of the risks involved, and I just hope that someday soon, some of those risks will disappear.