Washington Marijuana Law

In my opinion, marijuana should have never been made legal. I also think that it should be illegal for anyone with a CDL to have a medicinal marijuana license and or to inject marijuana in any way. If you want or need to do marijuana then you need different career path, end of story!!

 

It will still come down to the employer, or more specifically, the employers insurer. Some healthcare providers and related orgs are presently banning employee use of nicotine. They even test for it. If they can legally tell their employees they can't have nicotine in any form at any time, then considering the liability, I'm sure trucking industry insurers will do the same with weed. Regardless of what the feds say, I really can't imagine insurance companies giving the greenlight to smoke'm up. Unless there's a law passed that says they can't control your life when you're on your own time, but that's doubtful.

 

Proposed Rule: Create a Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
This rule would create a central database for verified positive drug and alcohol test results for CDL holders. In addition, it would include the names of drivers who have refused to submit to testing. The rule will require carriers to report positive test results and refusals to the database.
Prospective employers would have to have an applicant’s written consent to access the database before the driver would be hired to operate a CMV.
“This rulemaking is intended to increase highway safety by ensuring CDL holders, who have tested positive or have refused to submit to testing, have completed the U.S. DOT´s return-to-duty process before driving CMVs in interstate or intrastate commerce. It is also intended to ensure that employers are meeting their drug and alcohol testing responsibilities. Additionally, provisions in this rulemaking would also be responsive to requirements of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act. MAP-21 requires creation of the Clearinghouse by 10/1/14,” the report states.

 

Companies rules. Follow them or find a different company to work for. Heck even non trucking companies do tests and people can be fired for having stuff still in their system.

 

I feel the same way about caffiene. People get so addicted when they don't have it for a little while they have a headache and other side effects which make them a danger to public safety. Opinions are like ######## everybody's got one.

 

State law does not cancel out Federal Law.....You give up your CDL and you can partake until your hearts content....

 

I believe that the courts ruled against that several years ago.

Employers could ban the use of tobacco products anywhere on their property but not ban the use of anything otherwise legal when off duty and not on the employers property.

The same with insurance companies, though alot insurance companies can and do charge a surcharge for any tobacco use.

Marijuana use for CDL holders still comes under federal jurisdiction.

 

Well I just had to renew my medical card here in WA and a UA was part of the process so it doesn't mater what the state law is on use or what company policy is.
CDL holders are held to a higher standard just like the DUI alcohol being .04 for CDL and .08 for other drivers.
You can bet if you get in an accident you'll be tested and in big trouble if it comes up positive for weed, losing your job may be the least of your problems.