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SnarkAnthony t1_j8ognut wrote

Reply to comment by 0opsypoopsy in Can Employers Deny You for THC traces in Drug Testing, Anymore? by [deleted]

I worked for an organization that drug tested, and we would tell candidates right in the interview that yes, we do test for marijuana, because we are federally funded and it is still federally illegal.

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thatstheteasis95 t1_j8oko5x wrote

But can you deny employeement for it in a legalized state? I know companies still have to test as part of their "work place policy" upon hiring, regardless of the law in a particular State, but does it mean you can deny employment if its rec in said State? Its confusing for me because it comes off as a gray area.

Edit: my last employer told me in the interview that they deny employment in RI even if you have a Medical Card because it's not federally legalized, but I also could've sworn I read that Medical card holders are suppose to be protected in this state since 2006... I could absolutely see employers just being ignorant to law changes or straight out lying, but if it's true, it's still really confusing on what companies can and can't do when it comes to drug testing in a legalized state if they just fall back on the federal law.

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SnarkAnthony t1_j8onnj5 wrote

It wasn't employment. It was a nursing program. I was a secretary, and it was the hospital's policy not mine.

Edit: Also, we very intentionally gave candidates a heads up so they could take action before the drug test.

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thatstheteasis95 t1_j8orv1j wrote

I guess the real question is if RI made it so you can't test for THC as a condition to employment anymore? Because it wouldn't supersede the Federal law but just make it harder for companies to test to disqualify.

Also. I'm not trying to discredit where you work, or accuse you personally of anything. I just know a lot of companies aren't transparent. I don't know how nursing programs work, what their policies are, or how they come into the convo about employment, in this case.

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EpicSteak t1_j8qxzlc wrote

> But can you deny employeement for it in a legalized state?

You can deny employment for any reason at all except for things like race, sex etc

An employer could deny employment to people who drink milk.

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