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Local News - Local - December 06, 2012
Drug testing practices expected to stay the same despite new marijuana laws
Employers are expected to keep existing policies in place despite I-502

By Linn Parish
Of the Journal of Business

Dr. Paula Lantsberger says that even with the legalization of marijuana in Washington state, many employers will have policies that prohibit its use and will continue to screen for it.
Dr. Paula Lantsberger says that even with the legalization of marijuana in Washington state, many employers will have policies that prohibit its use and will continue to screen for it.
-Staff photo by Linn Parish
When new laws regulating marijuana use go into effect today, Dec. 6, those employed in workplaces that routinely test for drugs probably will still want to refrain from toking up.

Chances are good that Washington state employers that prohibited marijuana use prior to the passage of Initiative 502 will continue to do so, even if possessing and smoking small amounts of the drug are legal within the state.

"It hasn't changed anything for us," says Dustian Coates, a spec...


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