When a Weed-Friendly World Collides With Your Job Application
Yes, Washington was part of the vanguard when it came to legalizing marijuana. And yes, voters in even more states might approve legalization in November for recreational use.
But if you think drug tests have fallen out of fashion in Tacoma, Olympia and elsewhere in this state, think again.
Now that the economy has improved post-recession, companies are fishing from a smaller pool of job seekers who can pass mandatory drug screenings, said Hans Kueck, an economic development specialist with Pierce County.
Testing positive for cannabis means finding 50 nanograms per milliliter of a marijuana metabolite in one’s system. That level shows the individual used a marijuana product days or weeks in the past, but it does not prove the person was high at the time of testing.
“In all too many cases you have (potential) employees coming in, filling out an application and when they find out they need...
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