Former bartender at Disney claims she was fired over CBD oil used for foot pain

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STEWART: SHE SAYS SHE USES THE OIL FOR FOOT PAIN. BUT AS WESH 2’S BOB HAZEN EXPLAINS, SHE STILL LOST HER FIGHT TO GET HER JOB BACK. BOB: THE WOMAN TELLS ME DISNEY MADE HER FEEL LIKE A DRUGGIE, EVEN THOUGH SHE BOUGHT THE CBD OIL AT A GROCERY STORE AND BROUGHT IT HERE WHILE OFF THE CLOCK, VISITING THE PARK WITH HER FAMILY. >> IT’S PRETTY MUCH DESTROYED MY LIFE. BOB: KATHY TALAFOUS LOVES DISNEY; SHE VISITED ALL THE TIME WITH HER FAMILY AND HAD WORKED AS A BARTENDER HERE FOR ABOUT A YEAR. THAT CHANGED IN APRIL, WHEN SHE SAYS SHE CAME ON HER OWN TIME AND BROUGHT A SMALL CONTAINER OF CBD OIL. >> I BOUGHT THIS OVER THE COUNTER AT LUCKY’S. AND I DIDN’T DO ANYTHING WRONG. I WENT INTO A STORE I BOUGHT IT. I PAID $50 FOR IT. BOB: SHE USES IT TO DEAL WITH FOOT PAIN, AND SAYS IT WAS THE TYPE WITH VIRTUALLY NO THC. IT WON’T GET YOU HIGH. BUT AT EPCOT’S GATE, SHE SAYS SECURITY STOPPED HER AND FOUND THE CBD BALM IN HER PURSE. >> THEY SAID, "YOU CAN’T HAVE THIS, IT’S ILLEGAL." BOB: 3 DAYS LATER, A SOUTH CAROLINA GRANDMOTHER WAS ARRESTED FOR BRINGING CBD OIL TO MAGIC KINGDOM. THE STATE ATTORNEY SOON DROPPED THAT CASE AND THE WOMAN SAID SHE PLANNED TO SUE DISNEY AND THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE. TALAFOUS SHARED THESE DOCUMENTS , INCLUDING ONE FROM THE SHERIFF WHICH SAYS HER OIL WAS NOT TESTED, BUT OTHERS FROM DISNEY CLAIM IT DID TEST POSITIVE FOR THC. SHE WAS SUSPENDED. THE NEXT MONDAY WHEN SHE CAME TO WORK AND JUST FOUND OUT THIS WEEK THAT SHE WAS FIRED. SHE SAYS SHE’S OUT OF MONEY AND ALL SHE WANTS IS HER JOB BACK. >> SO HERE I AM, LOSING MY JOB BECAUSE OF SOMETHING I BOUGHT AT A SUPERMARKET. BOB: TALAFOUS SAYS HER UNION HAS TOLD HER THERE IS STILL A CHANCE TO GET HER JOB BACK BUT THE PROCESS COULD TAKE MONTHS. STEWART: A COMPANY SPOKESP

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A former bartender at Walt Disney World says she was fired over CBD oil she bought at a grocery store and used for foot pain. Kathy Talafous said she had the oil with her when she was off the clock and visiting the park with her family. “I bought this over the counter at Lucky’s and I didn’t do anything wrong. I went into a store. I bought it. I paid $50 for it.” Talafous said she uses it to deal with foot pain and said it was the type with virtually no THC. But April 12, she said, she was made out to look like a druggie at Epcot’s gate. Security stopped her and found the CBD balm in her purse. “They said, 'You can’t have this, it’s illegal.' I said, 'what do you mean it’s illegal?’”The incident happened three days before a South Carolina grandmother was arrested for bringing CBD oil to the Magic Kingdom. The state attorney dropped the case and woman said she plans to sue Disney and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Talafous shared documents with WESH 2 News from the Sheriff’s Office. One says her oil was not tested, but the Disney incident reports claim that her oil did test positive for THC. Talafous was suspended when she showed up at work the next Monday and said she was fired this week. She said she’s out of money and just wants her job back. “Now here I am, losing my job because of something I bought at a supermarket,” Talafous said. Talafous said her union told her there is still a chance she could get her job back, but the process could take a long time. A Disney spokeswoman said the will not comment on this personnel matter.