I love the internet! How else could I stumble upon this article on a Colorado NBC News website?

Medical marijuana users may go undetected at work
by Kelly Asmuth

This article seems to have been aimed at instilling fear into people. "Oh my gosh, heavy equipment operators may be using marijuana!" Gasp! So Shocking!

Really? I will bet you that whoever is using medical marijuana with a card now, was using it without a card before. Now that a card is available, medical marijuana should be treated as any other prescription drug when it comes to testing.

If you have a prescription for painkillers, and your results show positive for that painkiller, those positive results are not reported on the drug screen report. Why should it be any different with medical marijuana? The simple answer is that it shouldn't be treated any differently.

Anyone who has a presciption for painkillers is presumed to be adult enough to control the dosage to cause minimal impairment in the workplace. The same should apply with medical marijuana.

But, as I've said before, the entire drug-testing industry was funded with dollars from pharmaceutical and chemical companies. Have you ever looked up who owns all these labs?

There should be no drug testing of any kind unless there is cause. Cause would include any kind of accident on the job, where the person's mental and/or physical abilities had a direct impact on the accident occurring. Otherwise, no drug testing of any kind. Your employer has absolutely no business telling you what you can or cannot do in your off-time. Period. End of Story.

Thanks to Hemptress December for sharing this on FaceBook.