What to know about Philadelphia’s ban on pre-hire marijuana testing

If you’re looking for a job in Philadelphia, you may no longer need to pass a drug test for marijuana. A new city law bars many employers from testing job applicants for cannabis use. It took effect Jan. 1. But…

Amazon backs marijuana legalization, drops weed testing for some jobs

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) said on Tuesday it supports a proposed U.S. legislation to legalize cannabis at the federal level, and would drop weed-testing requirements for some recruitments. The e-commerce company's public policy team will be actively supporting The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and…

Positive Marijuana Tests Are Up Among U.S. Workers

The coronavirus pandemic shook up the U.S. employment picture last year, but one trend persisted: a rising share of workers who test positive for marijuana. The proportion of U.S. workers who tested positive for marijuana in urine climbed higher in 2020 while…

Does legal marijuana spell end of testing for the drug at NY businesses?

Recreational marijuana is now legal for adults in New York, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the end of testing for the drug in the workplace, experts said. Although there is nothing in the law that bars companies from testing existing…

VA memo reminds staffers they can be fired for marijuana use

Veterans Affairs employees can still be fired for using marijuana even in states where the drug is legal, department officials said in a new message sent out to employees this week. The memo, described as a “self-explanatory, simple reminder” by VA leadership, applies…

MLB to stop testing minor leaguers for marijuana as part of new drug agreement, report says

MLB and the MLB Players Association are negotiating changes to the drug agreement that would introduce opioid testing. As part of the new drug agreement, MLB would also remove marijuana from the league's list of banned substances for minor-league players, according…

MLB and players’ union mull testing for opioids while easing marijuana penalties

When healthy, Kyle Blanks could crush a baseball. In the final 32 games of 2009, his rookie season with the San Diego Padres, playing in a home field so cavernous it was known as Petco National Park, Blanks hit 10…

Marijuana Testing of Job Applicants Is Barred by New York City in Groundbreaking Measure

Most employers in New York City would no longer be able to force job applicants to take drug tests for marijuana use, under a bill overwhelmingly approved this week by the City Council. If the drug-screening law is enacted, it…

As marijuana gets legalized, companies drop THC testing of employees in Florida

At the Ed Morse empire of auto dealerships, testing for THC no longer is part of the hiring process. Ed Morse Automotive Group this month stopped screening for marijuana metabolites before offering positions to job candidates, says Teddy Morse, chairman and chief executive of…

Testing positive for marijuana won’t get you fired at more than half of Colorado companies, survey says

A recent survey has found more Colorado employers are relaxing their marijuana testing policies and fewer of them are firing workers who test positive for weed compared to a few years ago. Only 48 percent of Colorado companies with “well-defined”…

How the Legalization of Marijuana Affects the Employer-Injured Worker Dynamic

By Denise Elliott and Paul Clouser Is there overlap between Pennsylvania’s 2-year-old Medical Marijuana Act and the much much older Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act? You bet there is. Just look at the list of qualifying medical conditions for which a…

More employers are dropping marijuana from drug tests. Here’s why the trend in Iowa is a slow burn.

July 10, 2018
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Job providers are going to greater lengths than they have in 20 years to find their best fits. They're more proactive in recruiting. They're trying to hire people faster. They're even dropping certain drugs from employment screening in non-government, non-transportation occupations.…

Closing the Gap between Cannabis and Employee Drug Testing Data

A study by Quest Diagnostics released earlier this month, the Quest Diagnositcs Drug Testing Index (DTI), reported that based on more than 10 million workplace drug tests, the number of workers who tested positive for marijuana is on a 5-year…

Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America Part 5 (1984-1988)

Part of a year-long series, longtime cannabis law reform advocate and historian Allen St. Pierre examines monthly for Cannabis Business Executive the last fifty years of cannabis prohibition and the public advocacy efforts in America to bring about the ongoing and…

Can Employers In California Still Test for Marijuana?

Recreational marijuana sales in California started in January, causing many employers in the state to re-evaluate their substance-abuse and drug-testing policies. But the rules governing marijuana and the workplace haven't really changed ... yet. Employers should note that they don't…