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To: i-node who wrote (712047)	4/26/2013 12:34:57 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574854

You Can Be Fired for Using Legal Pot—at Home: Court COLORADO COURT OF APPEALS RULES AGAINST BRANDON COATS By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff newser.com Posted Apr 26, 2013 8:15 AM CDT (NEWSER) – Now that marijuana use is legal in Colorado, you can smoke it during your free time without worry, right? Wrong. The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that you can still be fired if you test positive for marijuana, even if you've never been stoned while on the job. Brandon Coats brought the case after he was fired as a Dish Network telephone operator; he is a medical marijuana patient and had tested positive. But the appeals court sided with the employer after concluding that for an activity to be "lawful" it "must be permitted by, and not contrary to, both state and federal law," NBC Newsreports. "This case not only impacts Mr. Coats, but also some 127,816 medical-marijuana patient-employees in Colorado who could be summarily terminated even if they are in legal compliance with Colorado state law," said Coats' lawyer in a statement. He added that the three-judge panel—which was divided in its decision—simply did the "safe thing," as it was likely wary of issuing a major reversal so soon after marijuana was legalized in the state. He plans to appeal.

To: i-node who wrote (712047)	4/26/2013 12:47:25 PM
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Doctors: Cancer Drug Prices 'Astronomical,' Unethical MORE THAN 100 SIGN PIECE DECRYING COSTS TO PATIENTS By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff newser.com Posted Apr 25, 2013 3:20 PM CDT (NEWSER) – More than 100 cancer specialists from more than 15 countries are joining together to call for lower drug prices, suggesting that the current prices—which can range as high as $138,000 a year—are unconscionably high, and could be seen as profiteering. "Advocating for lower drug prices is a necessity to save the lives of patients," they write in a commentary for the journal Blood. Given that drugs are necessary to save lives, they cannot simply be priced based on what the market will bear, the doctors argue. The piece focuses on drugs treating myeloid leukemia, which is the specialists' area of expertise, the New York Times reports, but the same arguments apply to other drug costs. While the debate over pricing is a familiar one, it's unusual to see so many physicians banding together to tackle it. The group proposes to foster a dialogue about lowering prices "by organizing regular meetings, involving all parties concerned."