Philadelphia PA Bans Most Businesses From Conducting Pre-Employment Cannabis Drug Screenings

Philadelphia's City Council has officially passed a bill prohibiting most employers from drug testing applicants for marijuana.
The bill's sponsors noted that medical cannabis is legal in the state, making drug tests contradictory in nature. The measure includes certain exceptions like law enforcement, medical employees, childcare workers, and those who are federally mandated to undergo drug screenings. Unionized workforces are also exempt if drug testing is their contract.

The bill was approved 15-1 and specifically "prohibits employers from requiring prospective employees to undergo testing for the presence of marijuana as a condition of employment, under certain terms and conditions." Philadelphia's Mayor is expected to sign it into law.

We applaud the city council for doing its part to de-stigmatize marijuana use. People should not be punished for using something that is legally within their rights, and pervasive marijuana drug screenings would be counterintuitive regarding state law.

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