“Are there really that many people who cannot pass a drug test? “
Back when the Barnett Shale was really going strong, a guy asked me if I wanted to drive a truck. He said that out of 25 or so people interviewed, he was lucky to find one who passed the drug, driving record, and would show up.
This whole Medical Marijuana thing will have to be addressed by PDJT and Sessions IMHO to get our GDP numbers up. It is not just trucking, a like industry gnome of mine told me of troubles getting support personnel and borrowing one from 1/2 way across the country because a large number had flunked the pee test. At some point (sadly), I expect a lawsuit to challenge the pee test and negate it and hopefully we have a few new "Supremes" because if it gets fast tracked up by the 9th Circus, safety of our daily live would be in question IMHO.
For those of us with a bit of snow on the roof, and sometimes being told we are too old don't even apply, the fact that we would show up, be reliable, and be able to pass the pee test is everything IMHO. And if the Trump Economy kicks in like I think it will, HR departments might have to rethink the get-um in young and cheap and burn them out mentality, especially when that pool is inoculated with full time or occasional stoners...