We had a bit of a soap opera at work the other day. Medic tested pos for marijuana. Claims he had a prescription for medicinal purposes. Supervisor said no way and suspended him from running calls indefinitely. Review board has to make a decision. In the meantime he flipped out and threw a airway bag, threw the cleaning caddy and swore at the administrators but not before telling dispatch to f-off when they asked him to take a wheelchair van over to pick up a dialysis pt. Got into an argument with me when I told him to calm down and quit making a scene. Called me everything but a white man and said i was a spawn of the devil. I told him he shouldnt be out on calls where we have to depend on each other if he is impaired. I dont want somebody I have to trust with my life coming to work higher than a georgia pine. That has happened before and I didnt like it nor did anybody else on our crew. Thats not how EMS is supposed to wok. So here is my question. Did I have a right to say he shouldnt use the crap if hes going to work in EMS? I'm just looking out for everybody. Dont want anybody gettin hurt or killed. And can they fire him even though he has a prescription for the stuff?