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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 56 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The craziest part to me is not that you can get fired for using weed on your own time two weeks before due to drug testing, it's that you can get completely drunk the morning of the drug test and still pass it because alcohol doesn't count but weed does.

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Depends on the test, of course, but alcohol will show up in your piss for a day or two and many places (particularly ones that test for operating heavy machinery) do care about it.

But yeah, it's still bullshit.

[–] Crack0n7uesday@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Alcohol can be detectable for up to 14 days, but mostly only court ordered drug tests will run the test required to detect alcohol that long. If you work for the railroad though, expect hair follicle tests and they will know everything you put in your body.

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Alcohol can be detectable for up to 14 days

I'm sure it can be. "Detectable" is the keyword here. That's probably the maximum (with hair follicle tests and shit), but not the norm for the typical piss tests that test for alcohol metabolites (like EtG or EtS). Those metabolites are present in your urine for 2-3 days.

I know this, because I've seen people get popped for eating Chicken Marsala at a wedding the night before.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 34 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Keep in mind, some government positions, still won't let you use cannabis even if the state gives you the right to.

[–] Ryumast3r@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

Any job with a clearance. Many of those just don't test in CA though unless they want you fired because otherwise they'd never be able to hire anyone.

[–] ReiRose@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Pilots and Flight Attendants I'm sure too

[–] MelonYellow@lemmy.ca 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I guess this is a sigh of relief for healthcare workers :D

[–] Kanzar@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

We shouldn't be at work even with alcohol in our system so... Should something happen and it came out we regularly got inebriated, we'd still be fucked.

[–] Steveanonymous@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Listen up oregon!! Get worker protections passed!

[–] CuttingBoard@sopuli.xyz 5 points 10 months ago

Michigan too.

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How about federally? No sense in weed prohibition based on racism.

[–] Steveanonymous@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I would love that but I’m sure it won’t happen for a long time…..

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago

Long overdue.

[–] sramder@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Good news everybody! :-)