A legal view of the medical marijuana debate in EMS

Published: June 18, 2021, 8:55 p.m.

On this episode of\xa0Inside EMS,\xa0co-hosts\xa0Chris Cebollero\xa0and\xa0Kelly\xa0Grayson\xa0tackle a hot button issue: medical marijuana and its use by public safety members. Our hosts discuss a firefighter from Buffalo, New York, who was discharged from his position for using marijuana, despite being having a prescription, and are joined by attorney David C. Holland to discuss the event from a legal angle.\xa0\n\nThe conversation delves into the responsibility of leadership, how the Collective Bargaining Agreement factors into the debate and how EMS should address the issue in the future.