Bingo!
I'm working part time in a restaurant. If a drug test were required we'd lose half our work force immediately, rather then the normal 1 or 2 month turnover rate.
Real jobs with real pay and benefits mostly require passing a drug test.
There are other problems as well.
We have positions open where I work but have a heck of a time filling them. It’s not that there’s a bunch of people who can’t do the job. We get a good number of applications from qualified people.
From what my boss tells me, the problem arises when they try to interview. I work on a military post. When the potential applicant comes to the security office at the gate to get a temporary pass to get on post, they do a preliminary background check right there. The vast majority find they can’t get on post due to past problems with the law. Can’t access the post, no interview. My boss says that it’s a rather high percentage of applicants that get stopped at that point.