Posted on 07/31/2018 2:18:11 PM PDT by Kaslin
“can your employer fire you for failing a drug test even if you were only using marijuana in off work hours? “
Where I work, people have been fired for being injured on the job, with THC in their system.(I do not know the level at which you fail the wizz test) All claimed it was from the night before or 2nd hand smoke. They still get workman’s comp. until healed up.
Colorado.
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Federal law still considers pot use to be a violation of US federal law.
Don’t use if a federal govt employee.
(Supremacy Clause)
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Supremacy only applies when it is a lawful Federal authority. The ‘War on (some) Drugs’ is not within Fedzilla purview; like any/all ‘gun control’ “laws”, SS/MediXYZ, DoEd/EPA/TSA/NSA...
I’m continually amazed the speed @ which the “(R)N(C)” will throw out the Constitution when it’s their pet-project/Uncle Sugar attacked.
I say each state should legalize it and tax the piss out of it. Take a look at Colorado finances - they have collected more taxes than what they know what to do with. They also can’t make refunds because direct deposits can’t be made to federally insured bank accounts nor can checks be issued and subsequently deposited in federally insured banks. Perhaps they were smarter than what we gave them credit for....
Not at work and if they’re under the influence they should be fired. Certain jobs also should require abstinence from pot smoking... Air traffic control, armed personnel etc.
Maybe just right at their desks at the DMV. It couldn’t really get worse.
So is having a private server when you are Secretary of State. What’s your point?
“Federal law still considers pot use to be a violation of US federal law.”
The Feds have zero Constitutional authority to tell adults what they can or can not put into their own bodies.
None.
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“Should federal workers be able to smoke pot where it’s legal?”
If the federal workers have good lungs, can get the doobie lit, and know how to inhale and exhale then they should be able to smoke pot where it’s legal, and where it’s illegal, and anywhere else. Seriously how hard is it to smoke pot?
No for various reasons such be it first against Federal law and because it incapacitates them from gun ownership and access to job related information baseed on Security clearances. Finally it is different from alcohol which dispates one ounce per hour, but pot lingers for weeks or longer thus many people with ADD / ADHD become mentally diminished by their usage. Weed unlike racial and gender preferences is thus incapable of being regulated by simply making laws.
Tell law enforcement that when you are driving a car and you are pulled over.
I’m not sure why either but I am sure most people are able to smoke pot.
Unless they have a certain level security clearance, they cannot be drug tested....not likely to be “punished” for smoking pot unless they really try hard to be especially noticed.
The ones that want to have just proven their worth. Tell them, “sure. Smoke all you want because you’re fired”.
There is a law. Challenge at Supreme Court, over-turn it, but the question was should federal employees be allowed to use MJ.
Be a federal employee and use, then don’t be surprised by getting fired if caught.
As posted earlier, challenge up to Supreme Court or through Congress, over-turn the law, but the question was should federal employees be allowed to use MJ. The smart answer is ‘no’ because it remain a violation of federal law.
Sure. Why not?
Just not during business hours.
“Tell law enforcement that when you are driving a car and you are pulled over.”
How often do drivers get pulled over by federal law enforcement or get cited for violations of federal law?
“The smart answer is ‘no’ because it remain a violation of federal law.”
That’s the big government nanny answer. The smart answer is that an employer sets such policies for its employees.
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