There was plenty of media on hand:
The case involves Brandon Coats, a quadriplegic medical #marijuana patient fired from Dish after failing a drug test: http://t.co/DCc7sGwrjb
— Sadie Gurman (@sgurman) September 30, 2014
Paraplegic Brandon Coats was fired for using medical marijuana off-duty. He's asking Colo. Supreme Court to intervene pic.twitter.com/xaJybnhtDe
— Trevor Hughes (@TrevorHughes) September 30, 2014
Brandon Coats talks outside CO Supreme Court after hearing on his firing from Dish Network for using mmj in 2010 pic.twitter.com/aAGi9z0sE7
— Lindsay Watts (@LindsayAWatts) September 30, 2014
Even the UK media is curious about the outcome:
Arguments today in Coats v Dish Network – Can Colo. employers fire pot smokers? http://t.co/kdOWmsgidc via @MailOnline
— Robin Shea (@RobinEShea) September 30, 2014
There was no tweeting inside the courtroom … :
Coats v. Dish Network (medical marijuana case) this morning … Chief Justice told everyone no tweeting in court! http://t.co/OB8n08IpV7
— David Olson (@DavidOlson_) September 30, 2014
… but once the court adjourned, Post reporter John Ingold gave the lay of the land, succinctly, in this batch of post-court tweets:
Colorado Supreme Court hearing on medical marijuana is over. Based on questions the justices asked, it's hard to guess how they might rule.
— John Ingold (@johningold) September 30, 2014
Big questions during the hearing: Is medical marijuana "lawful" under state law or is it just not a crime? And is that the same thing?
— John Ingold (@johningold) September 30, 2014
Another question: Even if medical marijuana is lawful under state law, can you still be fired because it's illegal federally?
— John Ingold (@johningold) September 30, 2014
And the big question: If the justices say state law provides a right to medical marijuana, does that invoke federal preemption?
— John Ingold (@johningold) September 30, 2014
Brandon Coats after his hearing: "I'm hopeful. The arguments were pretty tough."
— John Ingold (@johningold) September 30, 2014
Did you miss the hearing? Watch the full archived hour here:
Watch live coverage of the Colorado Supreme Court hearing on marijuana use and employment: http://t.co/3LJtb9SAam via @cannabist
— The Denver Post (@denverpost) September 30, 2014
