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: Washington Labor, Employment & Employee Benefits LawWashington Court Dismisses Medical Marijuana Lawsuit
By Donald W. Heyrich
Superior Court Judge Sally F. Olsen dismissed a lawsuit filed in Kitsap County Superior Court alleging that an employee was wrongfully discharged for using marijuana. An article about the case can be found here. The employee alleged a claim for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy arguing she was using legally using medicinal marijuana under Washington law. The dismissal of the case follows a similar ruling by the California Supreme Court on January 24, 2008. The case now heads to the Washington appellate courts for review.
Full post as published by Washington Labor, Employment & Employee Benefits Law on February 10, 2008 (boomark / email).
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