Hospitals discriminating against medical conditions..?

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If a person has a medical condition and is prescribed medical cannabis by a medical doctor would it not be discrimitory for a nurse to be denied employment? Nurses should have the same rights as any other individuals that are not nurses. This is common sense. A nurse should have the right to chose either man made chemicals (which can lead to absolute dependance) or chose naturally occurring medicines such as cannabis (which is much less likely for dependance). Why are we being denied this right? If you say its because there is no test to measure if a nurse is high on the job or not then guess what? Its not the nurses fault this test does not exist so why does the nurse have to limit their options for medical care? Having said that I feel hospitals are discriminating against medical conditions and I don't even know how they are not being prosecuted for this. Medical cannabis is prescribed by a medical doctor and therefore is in FACT a medication! Hospitals are not hiring and firing people with medical prescriptions.

I'll just say we have some **** laws and confusion.. No wonder why this country has its own people destroying their own towns.. It's a shame.

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Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut? that last post, OP, makes no sense.

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Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut? that last post, OP, makes no sense.

I'm going to take a guess that it was a reference to the riots we had this past summer, though they were racially motivated. Maybe he means that if everyone could just light a doob, the world would be a happier place.

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Uhh riots maybe?

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Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership.

Yes, the race riots are really all about marijuana legalization.

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There are three hospital networks that I'm aware of in Colorado that clearly state when you submit an application with them, that they are tobacco free and will not hire anyone who has been a tobacco user in the past 30 days, or something to that effect.

I live in the Midwest & this is becoming the norm. The hospitals do not hire tobacco users.

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I'll just say we have some **** laws and confusion.. No wonder why this country has its own people destroying their own towns.. It's a shame.

Yup. Totally makes sense to (literally) riot over pot getting infractions against a nursing license.

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Yup. Totally makes sense to (literally) riot over pot getting infractions against a nursing license.

People riot over a lot of stupid things. Our neighbors to the north rioted over a hockey game a few years back.

Also, the way the word "discrimination" is used is as if it is not allowed to happen. Even in employment, some forms of discrimination are allowed. In fact, right from hiring, there is some acceptable discrimination in play.

Can I discriminate against new graduates in favor of experienced nurses?

Can I discriminate against pregnant women in favor of women who have already established their family? Or can I come up with another reason to discriminate against pregnant women in favor of women who have already established their family?

As you can see, trying to fight discrimination is an uphill battle unless it is 100% clear that you were inappropriately discriminated against. Example: you receive a letter explicitly stating that you weren't hired because of the color of your skin.

Most people make discrimination sound like a bad thing, but at the end of the day, businesses have to operate as efficiently as possible and finding loopholes to get rid of dead weight is common practice.

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Personally I just feel like we are played like puppets by people who don't even know their ass from a hole in the ground.

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If you're going to argue that a hospital should not be allowed to violate a nurse's "right" to treat their medical condition in whatever way they choose and have the hospital allow it, you'd first have to establish that is actually a right, and it's clearly not an established right.

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Uh whatever

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People riot over a lot of stupid things. Our neighbors to the north rioted over a hockey game a few years back.

Also, the way the word "discrimination" is used is as if it is not allowed to happen. Even in employment, some forms of discrimination are allowed. In fact, right from hiring, there is some acceptable discrimination in play.

Can I discriminate against new graduates in favor of experienced nurses?

Can I discriminate against pregnant women in favor of women who have already established their family? Or can I come up with another reason to discriminate against pregnant women in favor of women who have already established their family?

As you can see, trying to fight discrimination is an uphill battle unless it is 100% clear that you were inappropriately discriminated against. Example: you receive a letter explicitly stating that you weren't hired because of the color of your skin.

Most people make discrimination sound like a bad thing, but at the end of the day, businesses have to operate as efficiently as possible and finding loopholes to get rid of dead weight is common practice.

It's not "acceptable" discrimination if it can't be mentioned. Yes, I agree with you that it exists, but there's no allowance for it, legally.

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