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Michigan: Medical Marijuana as a Treatment for Cancer
September 30th, 2011 – FERNDALE — When his cancer came back for a fifth time, Michael McShane was desperate for treatment outside of traditional medicine. The last time squamous cell carcinoma left lumpy tumors around his mouth, doctors cut it away and reconstructed his bottom lip by turning out a portion of its inner layer.…
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Michigan: Patients Rally for Medical Marijuana
September 9, 2011 – Lansing, Michigan— They came by the busload to the Capitol lawn toting signs such as “Patients are not Criminals” and “Weed Deserve Better.” The spirited gathering of about 1,500 people — one of the largest pro-medical-marijuana rallies in Michigan — featured the young, old and sick, some in wheelchairs. “This has…
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DEA, State Cops Raid Legal Michigan Medical Marijuana Grows
December 8th, 2010 – Once again, this time last week in Michigan, the federal DEA has teamed up with recalcitrant state and local law enforcement in a bid to negate the will of the public and the law of the land. Heavily-armed state and federal lawmen raided a pair of medical marijuana gardens in the…
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Wal-Mart Worker, Fired for Legal Pot Smoking, Sues
June 30, 2010 – A Michigan man has sued Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for firing him after he tested positive for medical marijuana he was using legally to treat pain from an inoperable brain tumor and sinus cancer. Joseph Casias, 30, said he was fired late last year after five years of employment at a Wal-Mart store…
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Michigan Medical Marijuana Certification Center Brings Relief to Patients
The Michigan Medical Marijuana Certification Center, (MMMCC). is making it a little easier for citizens to obtain documents necessary to receive medical marijuana for certain medical conditions according to an article issued by Hermanoff Public Relations through Newswise on 3-22-2010. Use of marijuana for medical reasons was passed by Michigan voters in November 2008. Details…
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Legal Medical Marijuana Users Risk Job Loss
Joseph Casias was prescribed marijuana by his doctor, then fired from his Wal-Mart job Casias tested negative on a drug test; he says he never arrived at work high 14 states allow the use of medical marijuana, but laws don’t offer workplace protection Some companies, like Wal-Mart, follow federal guidelines that ban marijuana use March…
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Rally For Walmart Worker with Cancer Fired For Medical Marijuana Use-Video
March 18, 2010 – A Wal-Mart worker suffering from sinus cancer and an inoperable brain tumor, legally prescribed medical marijuana to curtail his suffering, has been fired from his job by the retail giant. Joseph Casias, 29, named a Wal-Mart Associate Of The Year in 2008 by the Battle Creek, Michigan store, was prescribed the…
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WalMart Finds itself at Center of Medical Marijuana Debate
March 16, 2010 – Last November, a Michigan Wal-Mart terminated an employee that had failed a routine drug test. Under most circumstances, this would be a fairly routine action – a Society for Human Resource Management 2006 report found that 84% of employers drug test before hiring, and another 58% require testing after workplace accidents.…
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Coverage Goes National: Walmart Fires Cancer Patient with Prescription for Medical Marijuana
March 17, 2010— via ABC News – Even though Michigan resident Joseph Casias had a prescription from his doctor for medical marijuana, he was fired after a positive test for the substance by his employer, Walmart. The news last November he’d been terminated was devastating for Casias, 29, who took great pride in his job,…
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National Boycott of Walmart Gaining Momentum over Medical Marijuana Employee Firing
March 16, 2010 – A quickly growing effort in the marijuana reform community is calling for a boycott of Walmart. News hit the streets last week that a Michigan man who is a legal medical marijuana patient was fired after failing a drug test. Though the Arkansas based chain has fought critics of its internal…