A former UPS sales director hopes a federal judge in Arizona will deliver an updated take on federal disabilities law, one that would require employers to excuse a worker’s marijuana use for medical purpose.
UPS had a duty under federal—not just state—law to accommodate James Terry’s off-the-job medical marijuana use, Terry say s in a potentially groundbreaking lawsuit.
Terry’s lawyer believes his client can prevail under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Lawful medical marijuana use should be permitted under federal law in the same way as the use of other prescription medications is allowed, Christian C.M. Beams ...
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