"Ten years ago, if an employee or intern came to work after spending time smoking marijuana, the employer had a simple solution: termination" (Nace). With the legalization of marijuana it is becoming significantly harder for businesses to control the use of it within the workplace. The first problem that can be run into is whether or not a drug test should be conducted since it is now legal."Generally, an employer is permitted to conduct preemployment, random, or reasonable suspicion drug testing provided it has an effective drug and alcohol policy" (Nace). This is causing further problems being that in areas where marijuana has been legalized it is becoming hard to find employees. I personally do not find drug testings prior to being hired necessary, although I do think that random drug tests throughout a employees employment has the potential to be beneficial to the company. If there is suspicion or an employee is suspected to be under the influence while working, they should be subjected to a drug test. Although marijuana is now legal, that should not make the drug permissable to use in a work enviornment. Any type of work whether being retail or the service industry, while being under the influence, could especially hinder a work performance."Showing up to the workplace and claiming that "it's legal" is generally not going to constitute a defense to a positive test" (Nace). Saying that marijuana is legal is not a valid argument to showing up to work high due to the fact that alcohol is also legal but you are not allowed to show up drunk.
http://www.naceweb.org/j022016/marijuana-drugs-in-the-workplace.aspx
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