A U.S. District Judge in New Jersey has ruled that an employer can indefinitely suspend an employee for his doctor-prescribed medical cannabis, The Daily Journal reports.
Ardagh Glass in Bridgeton, New Jersey did not allow medical cannabis patient Daniel Cotto Jr. to return to work after he refused a drug test. Cotto claims his employer knew about his use of medical cannabis, which was prescribed for chronic pain due to a severe neck and back injury in 2007. Cotto has provided a doctor’s note saying he is capable of operating machinery while medicated.
Cotto filed a lawsuit against Ardagh Glass which argued that, by not allowing him to return to work, the company had violated New Jersey‘s anti-discrimination laws and the Compassionate Use of Medical Marijuana Act (CUMMA), which allows Cotto to be prescribed medical cannabis.