Worker Fired In Cali For Using Medical Marijuana

It is legal to smoke pot for medicinal purposes in California but that did not stop a telecom company based in that state from terminating an employee of their company who did so while on the job. Gary Ross had a marijuana card which authorized him to use the drug legally to treat a back injury that he suffered while he was serving in the Air Force. He sued the company over his termination and the Supreme Court of California sided with his employer saying that all pot use is illegal under federal law. The Federal Government does not recognize this particular law that exists in California as well as similiar laws that exist in 10 other states.