As the title states: I was fired today for having a medical cannabis card. Iowa Republicans intentionally wrote a provision into the law that doesn't protect employees from being fired, even with a card. (Iowa Code 124e.21) I didn't use or possess my vape on work premises, I wasn't under the influence while on the clock, I didn't fail a drug test. I simply asked if there was a policy around the use of medical marijuana and a week later I was let go. The moral of the story: Whomever said honesty is the best policy was a know-nothing jackass. Don't mention your medical cannabis status to your employer and certainly don't ask for policy clarifications. My cannabis card is prescribed for a well documented disability but because marijuana is still federally illegal, there are no ADA protections, either, so I can't request reasonable accommodations and Iowa law (linked above) even says employers don't have to accommodate use.
So f*** me, I guess. I don't need money, right?
I hate everything today.
Iowa sucks.
Thanks for listening.