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<title>The HIGH TIMES Interview: Joseph Casias</title>
<description><![CDATA[When Wal-Mart fired a card-carrying medical-marijuana patient for failing a drug test, it probably didn&rsquo;t expect to end up in federal court. 
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<b>By </b><b>Charmie Gholson
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In 2009, three days before Thanksgiving, Joseph Casias was fired from his job at the Wal-Mart in Battle Creek, MI, after testing positive for THC. Casias - who&rsquo;d been named the company&rsquo;s Associate of the Year in 2008 - was given a mandatory drug test after he sprained his knee while &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/lounge/ht_admin/7454">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:48:04 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Michigan Unites!</title>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Story &#038; Photos by Dan Skye</b>
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On September 7, Michigan&rsquo;s medical marijuana community gathered on the steps of the state capitol in Lansing to protest the recent appellate court decision which has forced hundreds of &ldquo;legal&rdquo; dispensaries to close down. The ruling has also forced thousands of legal Michigan medical marijuana users to acquire their medicine elsewhere, which means that patients have been forced to rely on black market sources.
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In 2008, 63 &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/legal/ht_admin/7280">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:28:35 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>ACLU Battles Wal-Mart Again over Medical Marijuana</title>
<description><![CDATA[In November 2009 Joseph Casias was fired by Wal-Mart for testing positive for marijuana, which he uses legally to manage pain resulting from sinus cancer and an inoperable brain tumor.
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Even though Casias is a legal medical marijuana patient in Michigan, Wal-Mart refused to rehire their former Associate of the Year.
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Last summer the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) filed a suit against the company on Mr. Casias&rsquo; behalf, stating at the time, &ldquo;No patient should be &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mike_hughes/7082">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:21:10 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>How Should Employers Handle Legal Medical Marijuana Patients?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Joseph Casias &ndash; the former Wal-Mart Associate of the Year who was fired by the company for a positive drug test despite the fact that he uses marijuana legally in Michigan to relieve pain caused by cancer &ndash; is suing his former employer with the help of the ACLU.
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However, Casias&rsquo;s story is just the beginning of the debate over policy regarding marijuana use at zero tolerance workplaces in states where medical marijuana is legal.
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The <i>Wall Street Journal</i> &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mike_hughes/6610">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:01:50 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>ACLU Sues Wal-Mart Over Medical Marijuana Firing</title>
<description><![CDATA[Joseph Casias was fired by Wal-Mart back in November 2009 for failing a drug test following a job related injury. He tested positive for marijuana, which he uses to relieve pain caused by cancer in his nasal cavity and brain. Casias, who was named Associate of the Year at Wal-Mart in 2008, is one of roughly 20,000 legal medical marijuana patients in Michigan.&#160;
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This week the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) sued Wal-Mart over Mr. Casias&rsquo;s termination. According to Scott &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mike_hughes/6541">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:52:24 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Wal-Mart Won&amp;#8217;t Rehire Employee Fired for Medical Marijuana Use</title>
<description><![CDATA[After spraining his knee at work, former Wal-Mart employee Joseph Casias was given a drug test &ndash; standard operating procedure following a workplace injury. However, when the results came back positive for marijuana use, Casias was fired despite the fact that he is a legal medical marijuana patient in Michigan and uses cannabis to manage pain resulting from sinus cancer and an inoperable brain tumor.
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Despite this, Wal-Mart decided to fire Casias &ndash; a former Associate of the &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mike_hughes/6299">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:25:38 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mike Hughes</dc:creator>
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<title>Wal-Mart Fires Medical Marijuana Patient</title>
<description><![CDATA[Wal-Mart likes to be hated.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:18:02 -0400</pubDate>
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