Medical marijuana user fights back after losing job with Lane County

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EUGENE, Ore. -- When it comes to using marijuana in Oregon, the lines are still blurred around regulations and usage.

That's why Michael Hirsch is fighting for what he says is his right to be employed and to use - not abuse - medical marijuana.

Hirsch won his fight against prostate cancer in 2011 but he now faces a daily battle with debilitating side effects from cancer treatment.

"I have ongoing issues with my digestive system and such to the point that it required hospitalization from kidney failure," explained Hirsch.

So he says doctors prescribed the best prescription they could to help him function.

"Medical cannabis really helps control and helps my digestive system," Hirsch says, "and is just one example of how it really improves my life."

But the day before Christmas Eve he was fired from his job with Lane County and now he has to fight again...

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