Use of medical marijuana doesnt pass muster with DOT

rookietrucker · Oct 22, 2009

Use of medical marijuana doesnt pass muster with DOT

We will not change our regulated drug testing program based upon these guidelines to federal prosecutors [about use of medical marijuana],
DOT drug compliance director Jim L. Swart said in a news release.

WASHINGTON The director of the Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance of the Department of Transportation said today that this weeks advice from the Department of Justice regarding guidelines for federal prosecutors in states that have enacted laws authorizing the use of medical marijuana have no bearing on the DOTs regulated drug testing program.

We will not change our regulated drug testing program based upon these guidelines to federal prosecutors, Jim L. Swart said in a news release.
Swart was responding to a memorandum to U.S. attorneys issued Oct. 19 by Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden.

Prosecution of individuals with cancer or other serious illnesses who use marijuana as part of a recommended treatment regimen consistent with applicable state law, or those caregivers in clear and unambiguous compliance with existing state law who provide such individuals with marijuana, is unlikely to be an efficient use of limited federal resources, Ogden said.

The Department of Transportations Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation 49 CFR Part 40, at 40.151(e) does not authorize medical marijuana under a state law to be a valid medical explanation for a transportation employees positive drug test result, Swart said.

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