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.
