Pubdate: Sat, 25 Jul 2015
Source: Seattle Times (WA)
Copyright: 2015 The Seattle Times Company
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POSITIVE POT TEST ALTERS ANCHOR'S LIFE

Portland - An Oregon television anchor has turned into a marijuana 
activist after being fired for testing positive for the drug.

Cyd Maurer, a morning weekend anchor at Eugene's ABC affiliate 
KEZI-TV, said she was fired in May after getting into a minor 
accident while on assignment.

In a video posted online, Maurer said that after the accident she was 
forced to take a drug test per company policy and failed it.

Maurer, 25, said she was completely sober at work and had used the 
marijuana several days before.

Studies show marijuana, unlike alcohol, can be detected in some 
people for days after use - or even weeks, in the case of frequent users.

Maurer, who has been working in television for the past three years 
and is a University of Oregon graduate, said she didn't do anything 
wrong and felt the firing was discriminatory.

KEZI general manager Mike Boring declined to comment.
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