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Thursday, April 18, 2013
Employee Drug Testing After I-502
On December 6, 2012 recreational marijuana will be legal in Washington State for those 21 years and older. All criminal penalties for possession of one ounce of marijuana or less will be eliminated.
Despite this change in the State law, employers throughout the state will continue to drug test employees. The new marijuana law does not include any protections from workplace drug policies. Employers can discriminate against applicants and employees who use marijuana just as they could before I-502 went into effect.
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