Its not been legal in the US there was nothing more than curiosity pushing an intoxication level
On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 2:09 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote: > Do you drink after work? It's legal, right? > > What if that stayed in your blood for 14+ days? > > If an employee wants to enjoy his time in a legal manner outside of work, > he's on his own time - that's his own damn business, "cuz 'Merica". > > I don't have to support him showing up to work drunk though, that's a > liability to himself and others. > > This is something scientists have been working on a long time (testing for > marijuana "intoxication"), and they haven't come up with anything yet. Not > that they wont, I'm just saying it's not like they just started trying to > figure out a solution to this... but it's been decades with no results. > > -- > Josh Reynolds > CIO, SPITwSPOTSwww.spitwspots.com > > On 03/11/2015 11:03 AM, That One Guy wrote: > > he will also get a dui conviction in many states. > There are people who have been terminated for failing drug screens when > visiting other countries where the laws are different. > It will be a simple matter in locales where its still illegal, just as it > is with that. > > But like chucks no nicotine policy, which is great, the employer should > always be able to mandate the staff they have. > > The whole pot battle is a joke, framing it as medicine, there are very > few proven conditions where it is any more beneficial than controlled > substances already available on the market. Call it what it is, seeking the > end of prohibition of a recreational drug. (rant) > > We have the top scientists and researchers at our disposal. As it > progresses to a more likely state in the near future of pure legalization, > they will find a method for testing for intoxication similar to BAC with > the booze. > > On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 1:32 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> This is going to get interest over the next couple of years when it >> comes to marijuana. >> >> Many places are looking to legalize for recreational use. >> >> The problem is testing and liability. Lots of systems will have to change. >> >> For instance, there is currently no good known method to tell if someone >> is under the influence of marijuana other than a field sobriety test, and >> even those can be argued in court (if my understanding of this is correct, >> I just talked to a local detective yesterday while getting fingerprinted >> for a state security clearance). >> >> Billy Bob comes into work in Anchorage, AK or Denver, CO. Goes through >> his day, everything is fine. He sits in is van at a stop light waiting for >> the light to turn green, and BAM... rear end collision from some a-hole >> behind him. Many company policies will force him to go get drug tested. He >> fails the test for marijuana, yet it is legal in the state and there was no >> way to tell if he was under the influence at the time of the incident. >> >> -- >> Josh Reynolds >> CIO, SPITwSPOTSwww.spitwspots.com >> >> On 03/11/2015 09:47 AM, Tushar Patel wrote: >> >> Ok, will look for local company. >> >> >> >> Tushar >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On >> Behalf Of *Chuck McCown >> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 11, 2015 11:37 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Random drug Testing for employee/Installer ? >> >> >> >> If you are asking about the mechanics of having the testing done, you >> hire a local company that specializes in the whole thing. They choose who >> needs to come in and they do the tests. All you have to do is to tell the >> employee when and were to report. And yeah, there is clean pee out on the >> market that even comes with its own little heater packet to get it up to >> body temp. I had no idea until we found some on our company vehicles. >> >> >> >> I also didn’t know until just now that hair sample testing was >> available. Be good to tell them all you do hair sample testing even if you >> don’t. I do regret firing one kid that took a hit off of a joint at his >> birthday party. I really don’t think he was a druggie but I wrote the >> manual, I made the policy, and I let him go when he pissed dirty. So think >> this through carefully before you pull the trigger. If I had to do it >> again, I would make an exception for pot. (Not tobacco though...) >> >> >> >> *From:* Tushar Patel <[email protected]> >> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 11, 2015 10:01 AM >> >> *To:* [email protected] >> >> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Random drug Testing for employee/Installer ? >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> How do one go about implementing random drug testing for >> installer/employee? >> >> >> >> How many people do this? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Tushar >> >> >> > > > -- > If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your > team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. > > > -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
