How often does everyone still have to do drug testing? I was hoping this was a thing of the past since pot is becoming legal in more and more places. However, I recently accepted a job offer and as part of my onboarding process, I have to go get drug tested this week. This is a remote role and I live in a state where pot is legal, think I will lose this job when I test positive for pot?

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I doubt it. My last drug test for a job (about 7 months ago) tested for much harder drugs.

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Check your state laws. Some states protect you now from this.

From what I understand and have been told by recruiters, companies aren’t really looking for pot anymore. It’s more-so narcotics, and I’m pretty sure they’re just concerned whether a large amount is detected that would impede the candidate’s ability to do their job effectively.

A lot of people smoke pot recreationally and have well-respected and lucrative jobs at great companies, especially in tech. I’ve worked in tech for about 7 years and a lot of my coworkers smoke. I smoke pot every day (not during work hours obvi, SOMETIMES I might have a puff in the morning hours before I start work 🙃 lol). So I’d be fckd if that were actually still a thing.

I really wouldn’t worry about it, but yes, look into it to be on the safe side :)

Also depends on the type of work. If your job offer is with a defense contractor pot is still not allowed because federally it is illegal. We’ve lost some very good candidates because they live in a state where pot is legal and have chosen to partake.

I would be surprised if they were checking for pot. But if they are, they sound to uptight to work for anyway,

How did this end up playing out for you OP?

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