11 min

Currently Speaking on State Law Update: Drug testing policies for multi-state employers Currently Speaking

    • Management

The legalization of marijuana has spooked many employers into giving up on testing for cannabis. They either erroneously think it’s not legal to test for marijuana in their state or that it’s not worth the trouble. Besides, too many employers are having trouble finding people to hire and pre-employment testing for marijuana just makes it that much harder, right? The inevitable result of this course of thinking is that companies are hiring a lot more drug users and the consequences can be tragic. Join us for this week’s episode of Currently Speaking as Bill Current, President, and Founder of Current Consulting Group, discusses marijuana laws with Current’s Senior Legal Consultant, Yvette, Farnsworth Baker, Esq.

The legalization of marijuana has spooked many employers into giving up on testing for cannabis. They either erroneously think it’s not legal to test for marijuana in their state or that it’s not worth the trouble. Besides, too many employers are having trouble finding people to hire and pre-employment testing for marijuana just makes it that much harder, right? The inevitable result of this course of thinking is that companies are hiring a lot more drug users and the consequences can be tragic. Join us for this week’s episode of Currently Speaking as Bill Current, President, and Founder of Current Consulting Group, discusses marijuana laws with Current’s Senior Legal Consultant, Yvette, Farnsworth Baker, Esq.

11 min