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Old 12-02-2013, 07:14 PM   #79
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Originally Posted by Nage Waza View Post
People must be fit for work and I would think that marijuana would significantly impact his ability to perform his duties, even if he is in a desk job. Anything he works on could be doubted in court. He couldn't work on anything safety sensitive and he certainly cannot operate any type of machinery.

I have a medical condition that people have used marijuana to treat, I understand how that limits what work I can do.

It does not matter what is prescribed to you, what matters most is if that medication creates risk doing certain tasks. If a job task analysis deems it reasonable for a worker to work while using their prescription, everything is fine.
The RCMP had clearly established he was fit for that kind of work by keeping him in that placement. There are no allegations of him being unable to or improperly executing the tasks of his job.

At issue here is him using his prescribed medicine in uniform. They didn't care he was smoking pot, they cared you could tell he was a Mountie while doing it.
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