Submitted on Mar 25, 2011
On February 11, 2011 U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker determined Michigan state’s medical marijuana
law is intended to protect lawful users of medical marijuana from arrest, but it does not regulate private
employers and their policies on drug use. The court granted Wal-Mart’s motion for summary judgment
in the discrimination lawsuit filed by Joeseph Casias, a medical marijuana patient. Mr. Casias was fired
by the Wal-Mart store in Battle Creek after he failed a post-accident drug test.