Marijuana Does Not Mean Unemployable
The organization NORML wants to do what many of us wished happened years ago: prevent the limiting of cannabis users in the job pool. Believe it or not, those who use the plant are successful and capable of driving high-level results but still are punished.
An example of this would be a case in 2015 involving an employee who tested positive for THC and was subsequently fired as a result. He was in a legal state and was medically allowed to use the plant for relief for his ailments, allowing him to function in the working world. It didn’t matter though — in federal eyes it had no medical use and still considered an illicit drug.
While cannabis believers are building a thicker wall of resistance to the felonious war on drugs, many corporations are still weeding out potentially great employees by requiring drug tests.
Believing this practice is discriminatory, NORML has formed an alliance with other organizations to reform these workplace practices, especially when it comes to cannabis.
Since cannabis is now medically legal in 26 states, we can’t deny the influx of people opening up about their love for the plant. It is estimated that 1 in 8 adults consume on a regular basis. States where it is legalized have shown a decrease in opiate issues and the medical implications that doctors and scientists are proving at a consistent rate have allowed many people plagued with life-deteriorating diseases to re-enter society and grow more independent.
Where does all of this leave cannabis users? Restricted. Those who use cannabis medicinally are having to choose and feel convicted about some of their decisions. Likewise, the assumption of an uneducated and irresponsible person is pronounced for those who turn down a job because of its drug requirements.
With all the positive reasons to use cannabis, to assume that most people who turn down a drug-testing job based solely on their joy of consuming holds many implications. It helps feed the notion that cannabis users are not capable to hold reputable jobs.
The intent of drug testing for certain drugs in certain scenarios is very important, but in the midst of all this enlightening, cannabis users find themselves at odds with success. Since leaders like Jeff Sessions turn a blind eye to the benefits of cannabis, it is still considered dangerous and, therefore, singles someone out based on a preference.
If the reason for drug testing for THC derives from thinking that there is an issue with cannabis work-related injuries or profit deficiencies, most people will agree to disagree. The decision to test secludes intelligent, successful cannabis users based on what can be labeled as folklore.
Consider this: while employee drug-testing is weaning out those who use a plant, America is still being bombarded by things that are actually having a grave impact on our everyday lives.
