PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL IN ALBUQUERQUE IS BEING SUED BY A NURSE PRACTITIONER WHO WAS FIRED IN FEBRUARY. DONNA SMITH SAYS THE HOSPITAL LET HER GO BECAUSE SHE'S LICENSED TO USE MARIJUANA UNDER THE STATE'S MEDICAL POT PROGRAM. SHE SAYS SHE USES THE DRUG TO TREAT HER P-T-S-D.
SMITH SAYS PRES FIRED HER AFTER SHE TOOK A URINE TEST. SHE LOST HER JOB FOUR DAYS AFTER BEING HIRED TO WORK IN AN URGENT CARE CLINIC. A HOSPITAL SPOKESPERSON SAYS SMITH WAS FIRED OUT OF CONCERN FOR PATIENT SAFETY AND THAT PRESBYTERIAN HAS A DRUG-FREE WORK PLACE.
