WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A Florida city has fired a top information technology manager for smoking marijuana — even though he been authorized by his doctor to use it legally for medical reasons.
West Palm Beach fired Jason McCarty, its deputy chief of information technology, after a urine test found marijuana in his system — something he told them before the test that they would find. [TRENDING: Teens rescued from slingshot ride | Woman found naked in storm drain says she was there for 3 weeks | Teacher fired for using medical marijuana] McCarty, a 50-year-old father of two, has a medical marijuana card that allows him to legally purchase pot from a dispensary and says he smoked a joint the night before he was spot-tested to relieve anxiety