A PENNSYLVANIAN medical marijuana dispensary claims a disgruntled former employee is trying to slur its reputation after the pharmacist filed a discrimination and retaliation case against it.
The pharmacist, Carol Kopiak, who suffers with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of being a victim in a hostage situation while working for a previous employer, alleged the owners of the marijuana dispensing pharmacy had fired her because she refused to obtain a medical marijuana card that would have enabled her to "speak from experience" with customers.
The company rejected Kopiak's suggestion that she was let go because she did not want to get high on their supply, claiming she had been sacked because she had demonstrated an "unwillingness and inability to complete the most basic pharmacist tasks".
"Carol Kopiak is trying to shake down our company, and we refuse to be extorted," a spokesperson for the pharmacy said.
"Her PTSD-discrimination claim is a fraud.
"She's apparently had success suing her prior employer for 'discrimination' and reaching settlements, but it's not going to work with us."
The statement added that Kopiak had worked as a volunteer at the pharmacy for a few weeks but had been asked not to continue "because she was incompetent".
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