DRUG TESTING FOR CANNABINOIDS
The Analysis of Drugs in Biological Fluids - A book that provides methodologies and details.
Random Testing Policy - A sample policy from corporate America. Good information scattered about to help you study for YOUR drug test.
CANNABIS SCIENCE BOOK AWARD
Passing Drug Tests: The Gospel of Getting Clean for UA's by Kenn A Biscranium
WHAT TO EXPECT: WORKPLACE DRUG TESTING & MEDICAL CANNABIS
Never declare health issues on a resume, only your education
and work experience. After
your interview you report to a lab to pee in a cup, same day or the next day.
For what some consider "corporate" or "professional" jobs,
you will get an offer letter in the mail. If you write back accepting the job
you will be expected to schedule a test before starting work. Sometimes you
can stall beginning a new job for several weeks after the offer. Often enough
you'll be asked to start ASAP.
THERE IS NO CANNABIS PRESCRIPTION. Your doctor RECOMMENDS
cannabis in order for you to get a state-issued card. It is illegal for the
doctor to PRESCRIBE cannabis, even in Medical Marijuana states for Medical
Marijuana patients. Schedule I drugs cannot be prescribed - by definition
they have no medicinal use - there is no prescription, only a recommendation.
Marinol (Dronabinol, synthetic THC) is Schedule III and may be prescribed.
...If it's in your system
they will find it. (There are ways to flush but that's another chapter - sauna & diet
are best - see Passing Drug Tests: The Gospel of Getting Clean for UA's by
Kenn A Biscranium ).
The BEST thing a medical cannabis patient can do is to have the doctor write
a prescription for Marinol. He can write a prescription for that but not cannabis.
Marinol is THC in sesame oil, and will make you fail a drug test the same as
raw cannabis, the metabolite is identical. A Marinol prescription cannot be legally
argued by the employer since it is FDA-approved, but a medical card can be argued against (cannabis is schedule 1 - no
prescriptions, Marinol is schedule 3 - prescriptions are legal).
Your doctor cannot legally write you a Marinol prescription simply for the idea
of passing a test, you need a medical reason. But if you tell your doctor that
your other medications (NSAIDs, painkillers) cause you nausea, and that Marinol
will help you with that, then you are helping protect your doctor. It's okay
to mention to the doctor writing the Marinol prescription that it might help
you pass a test - he wants to help you, but you have to help him do things legally
by telling him that Marinol is for nausea (or wasting syndrome for the less fortunate,
not for passing tests.
In the end, expect to be rejected for medical marijuana usage even if the people trying to hire you are compassionate. Compassionate people still follow company policy and fire you, or they too will get fired. Corporations are a bitch and they care about money, and for you to test positive means you could be an insurance liability - that's how they view you. Learn the system and use it to your advantage. Corporations are more concerned about federal laws and they could care less if a state law allows something that is still federally illegal. They follow OSHA and other federal regulations, so their policies are often based on what feds say. Sad but true. You will be discriminated against...it's a matter of time before the Supreme Court takes this one and corrects the system. You have to speak up to change the present. Familiarize others by presenting these new ideas.
PROJECT: Send emails to the Human Resources department of your 3 favorite (ha) corporations. Tell them you are interested in employment and would like to inquire about about their drug-testing policy and your Marinol prescription/Medical Cannabis Permit and cordially offer to provide the necessary medical/legal documents. But don't do it with a run-on sentence like that. Make them encounter this situation and become befuddled about the unfamiliar. Ask them how they can accommodate your medical requirements. Tell them that you would never come to work under the influence of any drug, that cannabis is only one component of a multi-angle therapy recommended by your doctor... that cannabis is consumed on YOUR time. Be respectful.
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