Not sure where to put this either here or community please move if needed.
I want to create a list of companies that discriminate against medical marijuana patients while selling/marketing to our community.
The first on the list is Lowe’s I recently received a PT holiday job offer from them went through the entire hiring process including a oral swab drug test I was transparent the entire time about my status as a marijuana patient. Was still offered a position only to be denied yesterday on basis of my drug test. The strangest part was the drug lab asking if I was a medical marijuana patient and me saying yes only to find out this question was only for the drug labs internal records. Now I’m sure most are like duh Lowe’s isn’t going to give you a job with weed in your system and I already assumed this, however curiosity killed the cat and I had to see the level of discrimination I would face in Missouri.
With 55 million marijuana users in the US I find it unethical at the least to alienate that large of a group while selling products that are targeted at this same demographic. With the rapid spread of medical/legalization how many of these people especially the older folks are gonna spend there money at Lowe’s as apposed to a local hydro shop I would think a lot especially those who are still shy or embarrassed to be seen at a hydro shop.
Sounds kinda funny to be shy scared or embarrassed but at the same time my father is pushing 70 and will not go into a headshop for any reason, over 50 years of daily smoking and hasn’t stepped foot in a headshop since the early 70s out of fear of being seen. With all of that said Lowe’s a Veterans owned business as there commercials shoved it down my throat all weekend openly discriminates against disabled veterans. They will never get another dollar of mine period. I hope others will join me in this. Please share your own experiences of discrimination with places of business that gladly take our marijuana money.
Let’s create a boycott list.
