will employers be able to hire/fire on the basis of + urine drug screen in your idealized world of decriminalization ? Because of the persistence of the substance, it makes casual use and employment mutually exclusive.
I believe in employment at will. Thus, an employer can fire someone for a failed drug test or for smoking Marlboros.
The legal status of pot has no bearing on such an employment decision.
No, but they will hire & fire on the basis of illiteracy.
Like not beginning a sentence with a capital letter.
Employers can NOW refuse to hire or maintain employment of workers using LEGAL substances. My wife works at a firm that tests potential and current employees for use of illegal drugs, plus tobacco and alcohol. A few years ago, they were trying to hire a tool and die maker and needed to reject several candidates before they could find one who hadn’t had a few beers over the weekend.
Pot is boring. At least legalize coke and gold razorblade necklaces. Now that would make Obama Cooooooool!
You're probably confusing decriminalization with legalization. Decriminalizing marijuana will not make it legal. Even if it was legalized though, that doesn't mean employers won't test for it. Some employers will not allow cigarette smokers to work for them, even if they smoke only when off work and not on company property. These polices have been tested in courts and the employers have won. If they can do this to people who smoke cigarettes, a legal product, they can do it to people who smoke pot even if pot is legalized.
“Because of the persistence of the substance, it makes casual use and employment mutually exclusive.”
Nonsense. Most pot smokers are employed. Look at the government statistics on this. The overwhelming majority are full time employed. Only a small percentage are unemployed. Plenty of casual pot smokers smoke a little weed in the evenings and/or on weekends and do a great job at work. You're just way off base here.