Dayton Freight Defeats Medical Pot User’s Disability Bias Suit

A former Dayton Freight Lines Inc. tractor mechanic failed with his disability discrimination lawsuit challenging his termination for testing positive for THC, which was caused by his medical use of marijuana to alleviate his lung cancer symptoms.

With its ruling Tuesday, the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois joined other courts that have rejected the argument that an exclusion from coverage under the Americans with Disabilities Act for illegal drug use doesn’t become inoperable just because such use occurs under a doctor’s supervision. The ruling highlights the incongruity between federal law, including the Controlled Substances Act, and ...