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LAWSUIT: NJ Man Fired For Failing Workplace Drug Test Days After Weed Legalized, Report Says LAWSUIT: NJ Man Fired For Failing Workplace Drug Test Days After Weed Legalized, Report Says
Lawsuit: NJ Man Fired For Failing Workplace Drug Test Days After Weed Legalized, Report Says A man who apparently failed to provide proof he was authorized to use medical marijuana was fired from his job for failing a work-ordered drug test days after weed was decriminalized in New Jersey, according to a new lawsuit alleging wrongful termination. Paul Myers, 53, had been utilizing medical marijuana at his doctor's suggestion due to symptoms of Crohn's disease and previous cancer treatments, when his employer -- supply chain company National DCP -- subject him to a drug test earlier this year,  NJ Advance Media reports. The test allegedly occurred three days after Gov. Phil Mur…

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by Cecilia Levine