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This is a general question as I realize some jobs need to test for marijuana.
However, now that states are legalizing marijuana and the effects seem to be no worse than a hangover from alcohol, is it time to stop testing for it unless the specific job requires it. Testing for other drugs is fine, of course.
It's still illegal at the federal level. States that legalizes it doesn't mean you won't get arrested if the DEA decides to prosecute you. Which is why businesses will continue to test it because no job wants to hire someone who could be at risk.
I don't think most of them should have ever started. It's not like a breathalyzer that can tell whether you might be impaired by alcohol at that moment. It tests what an employee does on their own time.
In the jurisdictions that it's legal, no. You should not be allowed to be under its influence at work, but you shouldn't be able to prohibit employment based on it.
In the jurisdictions, it's illegal, it's their business and they can test for it if they want.
It's still illegal at the federal level. States that legalizes it doesn't mean you won't get arrested if the DEA decides to prosecute you. Which is why businesses will continue to test it because no job wants to hire someone who could be at risk.
This. ^
It's legal here unfortunately... and my employer still requires a clean drug test and will terminate those who fail for marijuana in a accident related test.
This is a general question as I realize some jobs need to test for marijuana.
However, now that states are legalizing marijuana and the effects seem to be no worse than a hangover from alcohol, is it time to stop testing for it unless the specific job requires it. Testing for other drugs is fine, of course.
Companies can solve this by increasing the compensation offered. The lower the compensation, the more likely to come across people who cannot pass the drug test.
If companies have a problem offering more compensation for the position, then they should evaluate if being drug free is a bona fide job requirement.
Lots of places do not test for drugs, because they know full well hardly anyone who applies for those positions are not drug free.
you can determine with a test IF a person has had marijuana within the past several weeks...maybe. You can't tell if they're intoxicated, even if they're high RIGHT NOW. You want to determine whether someone is dangerous on the job, you're going to have to go through test of coordination/memory/etc to determine that at the time of the violation.
At this point several states have legalized it for recreational and/or medicinal use. Given that marijuana has long been established to not have any effects truly more harmful than alcohol or tobacco, requiring employers to test for it is basically a waste of time.
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