Washington state lawmakers have approved a measure that prohibits denying an individual a job due to their off-the-clock cannabis use, the Washington State Journal reports. The measure still requires reconciliation as the House version excludes safety-sensitive positions – such as first responders or corrections officers – from protection under the bill, while the Senate version does not include those exemptions.
Both bills would prohibit discrimination from employers in the hiring process if it is based on an applicant’s cannabis use off-the-clock or if an employment drug test shows non-psychoactive cannabis, such as CBD.
State Sen. Karen Keiser (D), the bill’s sponsor, said that because cannabis metabolites can remain in a person’s system for weeks, drug tests for cannabis do not determine whether someone is impaired.
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