Someone had previously posted about having a medical marijuana card while being employed by a fire department. I am wondering that if I were to get a medical card now, while I am 18 and years from starting my career. If I were to get it now and then in a year let it expire, would it affect me in the future? Even if I were to pass the drug tests and was no longer a medical patient?
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Originally posted by musc1616 View Postso I've been told
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If you have a medical condition serious enough to warrant a prescription for MJ, then you are probably not healthy enough to be a firefighter.I am now a past chief and the views, opinions, and comments are mine and mine alone. I do not speak for any department or in any official capacity. Although, they would be smart to listen to me.
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Originally posted by ChiefKN View PostIf you have a medical condition serious enough to warrant a prescription for MJ, then you are probably not healthy enough to be a firefighter.
...and if you do not have a medical condition, but are trying to obtain a prescription anyway, you do not belong in the fire service.
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Originally posted by ChiefKN View PostIf you have a medical condition serious enough to warrant a prescription for MJ, then you are probably not healthy enough to be a firefighter.
"Hey Doc, i want weed"
"Ok, here's your prescription"
"Thanks doc."
I know. I have friends who have done it. It is a total joke. And as far it relates to applying for a job... It says have you used marijuana. The answer is yes whether some quack doctor told you it was ok or not. It's a yes or no question. Not a "well kind of" question.
That said, yes the weed is harmless. Yes alcohol is much more damaging and causes lots of actual death. But until the law catches up to that reality, tough $hit.Even the burger-flippers at McDonald's probably have some McWackers.
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Originally posted by nmfire View PostIt says have you used marijuana. The answer is yes whether some quack doctor told you it was ok or not. It's a yes or no question. Not a "well kind of" question.
So some places are looking at the medical marijuana a little different than recreational use. I don't know how the departments look.
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Originally posted by simpllyhuge View PostI find it hard to believe that there are many people who haven't smoked marijuana and I wonder if you say you never smoked it, if that makes them think you are automatically a liar.
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Originally posted by st42stephenAFT View PostI have never smoked or touched the stuff. I'm worried that they won't believe me when I say that. It just seems like such a rare thing in today's society.Even the burger-flippers at McDonald's probably have some McWackers.
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Originally posted by nmfire View PostDitto. But given the background checks I've been through, apparently they believed me.
Originally posted by BoxAlarm187Add me to the list. Never touched the stuff...and never even smoked a cigarette. Don't see the need for either one...
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