Can cancer patient who uses cannabis be truck driver?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by buzzookaman, Feb 12, 2013.

  1. aktundratugger

    aktundratugger Light Load Member

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    nothing stops you from obtaining your license yourself, you just can't get a job legally. or are you trying to answer a different question than the one that was posted?
     
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  3. rightlane4trucking

    rightlane4trucking Light Load Member

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  4. Ghost Ryder

    Ghost Ryder Road Train Member

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    Alcohol is legal to use, but not legal to use before operating any kind of machinery. Legal marijuana isn't any different.
     
  5. RickG

    RickG Road Train Member

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    I think that Safety Manager used to be a drill instructor . He said the same thing about the type of VD they have in Viet Nam . If you caught it you were listed as MIA and never allowed to return to the states .
     
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  6. Moosetek13

    Moosetek13 Road Train Member

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    Really?
    I doubt DOT or any employer would agree with you, if you're talking about operating a big rig.
     
  7. FozzyNOK

    FozzyNOK Road Train Member

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    I think some people sit around and dream up weird questions to ask that they already know the answers too.. of course you cannot drive a truck with a lot of cancers and certainly not while using pot,,,
     
  8. Dinomite

    Dinomite Road Train Member

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    So you mean that guy in West Memphis who is always advertising drugs on the cb is not selling them to sick people?
     
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  9. Chicken Legs

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    Oh Man! Nice paints, you have there 123456, almost looks like a tri colour
     
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  10. GasHauler

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    There's a huge difference. Medical Marijuana is NOT legal in any form by the federal Government and alcohol is. The FMCSA still considers all marijuana as a scheduled 1 drug. And we should all know that the FMCSA does not allow any scheduled 1 drugs. All other medications are legal through the FMCSA if properly prescribed by a qualified doctor. A lot of people believe that there are a lot of medications that are not allowed because a company will not allow them. I suggest reding FMCSR §392.4 especially paragraph (c). The FMCSA puts the responsibility on the doctors and the companies. BTW, I do not agree with this regulation but it's the law.
     
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  11. thelushlarry

    thelushlarry Road Train Member

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    :biggrin_25523::biggrin_25523::biggrin_2551:
     
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