Although California has fully legalized cannabis, workers can still be tested for THC while employed or applying for a job, even though experts agree that tests cannot reliably prove cannabis impairment. A bill currently under consideration in the state would protect workers from discrimination over off-duty cannabis use.
California Assembly Member Bill Quirk (D) introduced Bill 2188 in February 2022. It passed the chamber in May, and on August 11 passed the Senate appropriations committee. Lawmakers now have a week to pass it before the session ends on September 1. If it passes, Governor Gavin Newsom (D), fresh from vetoing safe consumption site legislation, will have until September 30 to sign or veto it.
“I have heard grocery store workers that tripped or fell off a ladder and they were denied their workers’ compensation because their employer required them to take a urine test,” Jenny Phan told Filter. Phan is an employee at cannabis dispensary MedMen Long Beach, and a union member of UFCW Local 324, which represents cannabis workers.
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