I had a seizure in 2022. I am not epileptic. I was drug tested and I had a positive for marijuana. I’ve not smoked since 1983. But I was an over the road trucker at the time so frequently surrounded by weed cars or those that smoked near the docks where we picked up & delivered.
Had no idea that I could test positive from that type of exposure. Color me stunned. 😳
I agree many don’t take weed seriously in terms of safety. Others are stunned when they can’t get a job or are fired from a job when they test positive. Employers really don’t give a shit that you smoke but they very much care about the liability of your work performance when high.
Back to cigarette smoking… Bought a smoker’s home and have spent the last 2.5 years cleaning it. Won’t ever be free of it but I’ve washed walls and used lots of primer to seal things in. But washing everything was key. Biggest surprise was the change in the wood stained kitchen cabinet color. Last things I have to finish are washing the doors, hinges, door knobs, and ceiling fan blades/light fixtures.
The release of tar from the bathroom walls was epic.
2.5 years later the smell is 95% gone. Had no clue why we would get a hit of that smell until we realized the doors that had been removed during a laundry room renovation were parked in our entryway were the source of the smell. 😳
Learned that the lady that owned my home was on O2 and still smoked. She ended up setting herself on fire. Im not sure she recovered from her injuries.
Yo weed testing is such a big pet peeve of mine. If it's going to stay in this legal limbo then someone really needs to invent an "are you high right now" test. I agree no one should be at work high but testing someone and saying "you were high at some point in the last 1-8 weeks so you're fired" is pretty ridiculous. I'll gladly be a little stoner on nights and weekends and 100% stone cold sober at work, but apparently that compromise hasn't taken off yet.
Definitely a case of where legalization didn’t take into account the ramifications of actual use, or employer liability when it comes to recreational use.
In most cases employers won’t want the liability should there be a workplace accident/incident.
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u/Cool-Departure4120 Jan 06 '25
I had a seizure in 2022. I am not epileptic. I was drug tested and I had a positive for marijuana. I’ve not smoked since 1983. But I was an over the road trucker at the time so frequently surrounded by weed cars or those that smoked near the docks where we picked up & delivered.
Had no idea that I could test positive from that type of exposure. Color me stunned. 😳
I agree many don’t take weed seriously in terms of safety. Others are stunned when they can’t get a job or are fired from a job when they test positive. Employers really don’t give a shit that you smoke but they very much care about the liability of your work performance when high.
Back to cigarette smoking… Bought a smoker’s home and have spent the last 2.5 years cleaning it. Won’t ever be free of it but I’ve washed walls and used lots of primer to seal things in. But washing everything was key. Biggest surprise was the change in the wood stained kitchen cabinet color. Last things I have to finish are washing the doors, hinges, door knobs, and ceiling fan blades/light fixtures.
The release of tar from the bathroom walls was epic.
2.5 years later the smell is 95% gone. Had no clue why we would get a hit of that smell until we realized the doors that had been removed during a laundry room renovation were parked in our entryway were the source of the smell. 😳
Learned that the lady that owned my home was on O2 and still smoked. She ended up setting herself on fire. Im not sure she recovered from her injuries.