Assembly Bill 2188, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, prevents employees from setting conditions of employment based on cannabis use while they're away from work. It also prevents them from hiring or firing based on that.
However, there are exemptions to the law. Employers can test staff who work in construction or in positions that require a federal background investigation or clearance.
The law still prevents employees from using marijuana while at work, working while impaired, and being in possession of marijuana while on the job.
Newsom signed other similar bills into law. Senate Bill 1186 prevents local governments from banning deliveries of medical marijuana, while Assembly Bill 1706 will allow people to get old marijuana conviction records sealed or cleared.
The laws are expected to go into effect in 2024..
It’s more like ringing the bell to start the lobbyist “campaign donation” auction. The more time there is, the more time for lobbyists to outbid one another on who can “donate” the most
gotta give companies a chance to use up all those drug test kits they paid for
Chuds do shit like make antiabortion laws that are illegal but take effect the instant they're legal
Yes, liberals exist as a way to assassinate leftist momentum as well as maintain the facade of legal decorum and status qou
oh my fucking christ they were supposed to have legal recreational weed in Virginia THIS YEAR but the fucking democrat governor pushed it out to 2023 and now I'm reading it "might" happen in 2024 now fuck everyone involved in this at every level
The laws are expected to go into effect in 2024…
i love how literally nothing good can ever happen immediately, it's always shoved off into some far off fucking future where there will literally be people who would have benefited dying before the law comes into effect
Typical commiefornia can't even force my employees to give me pee samples for a sniff test
However, there are exemptions to the law. Employers can test staff who work in construction or in positions that require a federal background investigation or clearance.
If federal interaction is still disqualifying, I bet federal contracts are too. I've hesitated to get a job with the city here because they get grants from the feds which require following all federal laws, including cannabis where it's otherwise legal. A landscaper tested me because they serviced federal buildings and hospitals who required that everyone on-site and subcontracting for the facility be drug tested. My university drug tests employees because their research grants are federal even though we research cannabis for state-level dispensaries.
Nah, that would mean all schools have to test and they already don't.
It is only for those who have to get an FBI background check because one of the questions is about drug use even if you they don't test you.
Most but not all. And some employers are a little generous with what roles they define as having safety concerns. I think it would be best to mandate what types of tests can be used for those roles, as different test types have different time frames. Like, there's a big difference between "driving a truck while high" and "was smoking pot or sitting next to someone who was in the last 90 days"
