Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits employers from denying individuals employment due to a positive cannabis drug test.

Highlights:

• Classifies the following hiring practiced as unlawful (Sec. 1): 

• Discriminating based upon the person’s use of cannabis off the job and away from work; and 

• Discriminating based upon a positive result for a non-psychoactive cannabis substance in a required drug test. 

• Specifies that this does not apply to individuals applying to a position that a federal government background investigation or security clearance or in the airline or aerospace industries, or any other safety sensitive position for which impairment while working presents a substantial risk of death (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes employers to require their applicant to be tested for a spectrum of controlled substances, which may include cannabis if the cannabis results are not provided to the employer (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that nothing in this section (Sec. 1): 

• Prohibits basing initial hiring decisions on scientifically valid drug test that do not screen for non-psychoactive cannabis metabolites;

• Prevents an employers from maintaining an alcohol and drug free workplace; and 

• Applies to testing that is not pre-employment. 

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