Comp Attorneys Watch High Court for Ruling on Marijuana Use

The Colorado Supreme Court is set to decide whether an employer lawfully terminated a quadriplegic employee for his off-the-job medical-marijuana use.Colorado legalized the medicinal use of marijuana in 2000, and as of this year, the recreational use of cannabis is also allowed under state law. Denver attorney Michael D. Evans is arguing to the state Supreme Court that if using medical marijuana is a lawful activity under Colorado law, then employers should not be allowed to fire a worker for using marijuana outside of work.Evans is representing Brandon Coats, a former telephone customer ...