Employment test for marijuana use questioned
Last updated 2/5/2022 at 9:03am
Washington marijuana users won't face losing their job over a positive drug test if a proposal under consideration in the state Legislature wins approval.
SB 5517 would update the Washington law that currently allows employers to turn-away job applicants and fire employees for testing positive for marijuana use in drug screenings.
Prime sponsor of the bill, Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines), said current employment laws must be reformed to accommodate recreational legalization of the drug.
"The war on drugs has had a really negative impact on so many communities," she said. "Part of that has...
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