MrFixit
June 18th, 2007, 11:13 AM
Painkillers Are OK At Work - But Not Marijuana?
June 15, 2007
MICHELLE GARDELLA
I think I will send a nice joint to the producers of the television show "House" and invite them to have their main character drop the pills and turn to using medicinal marijuana instead. I wonder what the reaction of the public would be to see their award-winning doctor toking from a bong five to 10 times an episode?
Recently, I watched an episode of "House," a popular show broadcast on Fox. Throughout the show, the main character, Dr. House, popped pain pill after pain pill. During a commercial break I turned to my husband and asked, "Is that legal? Can you take prescription strength pain medication while on the job?" He shrugged. Turns out, you can as long as you have a valid prescription.
This sounded reasonable enough, until I glanced at a USA Today news headline this morning: "Employers Grapple with Medical Marijuana Use." Wait? How does that make sense? Pills are OK but pot is not?
http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/op_ed/hc-freshgardella0615.artjun15,0,7927864.story?coll=hc-headlines-oped
June 15, 2007
MICHELLE GARDELLA
I think I will send a nice joint to the producers of the television show "House" and invite them to have their main character drop the pills and turn to using medicinal marijuana instead. I wonder what the reaction of the public would be to see their award-winning doctor toking from a bong five to 10 times an episode?
Recently, I watched an episode of "House," a popular show broadcast on Fox. Throughout the show, the main character, Dr. House, popped pain pill after pain pill. During a commercial break I turned to my husband and asked, "Is that legal? Can you take prescription strength pain medication while on the job?" He shrugged. Turns out, you can as long as you have a valid prescription.
This sounded reasonable enough, until I glanced at a USA Today news headline this morning: "Employers Grapple with Medical Marijuana Use." Wait? How does that make sense? Pills are OK but pot is not?
http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/op_ed/hc-freshgardella0615.artjun15,0,7927864.story?coll=hc-headlines-oped