Florida city fires top IT manager over legal medical marijuana use
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. โ A Florida city has fired a top information technology manager for smoking marijuana โ even though he been authorized by his doctor to use it legally for medical reasons. Florida voters overwhelmingly approved a measure legalizing medical marijuana in 2016. While Florida is one of numerous states that have legalized marijuana use partially or fully, it is still against federal law. In 2019, the city revised page 13 of its 15-page employee drug-use policy to read, โThe use of marijuana by city employees, including medical marijuana, with or without a prescription, is prohibited." โHeโs not trying to be a medical marijuana martyr,โ Cormican said.