People working in the climate sector would be protected from being fired for testing positive for marijuana if they’re based in a legal state under a newly refiled bill from more than 40 congressional Democrats.
The legislation, led by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), is titled the Climate Resilience Workforce Act. The bill itself covers substantial ground on climate policy, proposing to provide grants to support climate resilience jobs, fund existing workforce development programs and create a White House Office of Climate Resilience to facilitate climate protection work.
But one section would offer cannabis-focused employment protections, stipulating that those employed in a state that has legalized marijuana could not be denied job training opportunities made available under the bill or denied work in climate resilience “on the basis of a Federally-mandated drug test that is more stringent than any drug test that is in place in the locality or State, or used by the union of such employee.”
If a state or locality does permit for testing THC metabolites despite having legalization on the books, it seems those workers or job training applications could still be subject to the more stringent federal guidelines.
The bill also specifically talks about states and localities
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