Decision May Indicate Tide is Turning on Marijuana-Related Firing

Employers have enjoyed a sense of security in firing workers who test positive for marijuana, because the substance is illegal under federal law. But now the tide is turning, as the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Monday ruled that a woman fired for using medical marijuana may sue her former employer for discrimination, a labor and employment lawyer said on Wednesday. “This is the first case going the other direction,” attorney Albert Randall, a principal at Franklin & Prokopik, said on Wednesday. The case is drawing widespread attention. Attorney Dale Deitchler,...