As marijuana legalization began to take effect in Ohio on Thursday, Cleveland Mayor Justin M. Bibb (D) announced that the city has “modernized” its drug testing policies for applicants for city jobs, eliminating “antiquated language around pre-employment marijuana testing that has previously hindered hiring efforts.”
“The criminalization of marijuana in our state and the punitive effects it has had on education, housing, and employment opportunities have lasted far too long, but will eventually be a thing of the past—thanks to Ohioans who made their voices heard loud and clear last month when they voted to approve Issue 2,” Bibb said in a press release. “We are proud to continue leading the way by rolling out these updates, which builds on our prior marijuana reform efforts and other initiatives aimed at improving our HR policies.”
Under Cleveland’s updated pre-employment testing policy, the city will only conduct cannabis screenings for “selected positions that are identified as safety/security-sensitive, as well as positions that fall under the federal government’s Department of Transportation (DOT).”
That means testing will still be in effect for police, firefighters, emergency medical responders, port workers and any jobs that require a commercial driver’s license or involve operation of heavy equipment
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