My sister got fired for drugs
It’s on the ballot for a vote in three months
My sister lost her job last month, because she tested positive for marijuana. My sister has been using marijuana for several years, but we do not live in a state where recreational marijuana is legal. When some drugs went missing from a cart on the 5th floor, my sister was working in the building. Everyone in the building was drug tested including my sister. 8 people tested positive for marijuana and my sister was one of those people. The company where she works offered to send her for rehab for marijuana. My sister thought they were joking, but they were completely serious. They told my sister that she had to go to rehab or she was going to be fired and they would put a permanent note on her file. That file would follow her everywhere. My sister was stuck between a rock and a hard place. She never should have agreed to take the drug test. She didn’t think drug rehab was necessary for a marijuana offense, and I think it’s ludicrous and ridiculous as well. We only live 60 miles away from three states that have legal recreational marijuana laws. My sister let the company fire her. Now she is fighting them for unemployment based on discrimination. I don’t know if she will win, but she might fight long enough to see marijuan legalized here. It’s on the ballot for a vote in three months. I don’t know what will happen next time my sister tries to apply for a job. I hope the permanent mark on her job record won’t keep her from finding gainful employment..