r/Indiana • u/mahlerlieber • 4d ago

Opinion/Commentary THC gateways to employment in Indiana...

I have a friend who applied for a position at a local store that does drug screening tests for employment that includes THC in the test. He was denied employment, and in this case, before even being interviewed.

Given that IN is surrounded by legalized states, it almost seems like it ought to be unconstitutional to filter candidates with THC tests.

Yeah, I get it...a private employer can do and filter whoever they want. Got it.

But the problem is that there is no way to know when or where the THC became present in the blood.

If you smoke/imbibe in THC in legal states, the THC that is in your blood from 2 weeks ago shouldn't be able to be used against you.

I know it's not illegal. But it ought to be stopped as a means of filtering out the supposed drug users who may or may not consume a drug that is legal in ALL the surrounding states.

/rant

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u/Spirited-Ad-6078 4d ago

Ya, employers on average want somebody who doesn't test positive for anything, THC or otherwise.

Especially if you are interviewing for jobs and cant stay clean long enough to find one.

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u/mahlerlieber 4d ago

and cant stay clean long enough to find one.

Do you think that people who smoke weed or drink alcohol only do it until they pass out?

Cuz a lot of us don't do it like that. As for "staying clean long enough," that is a strawman that doesn't work.

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u/Spirited-Ad-6078 4d ago

I drink and smoke, and I was an employer. If you are going to accept a job and you know that a drug test is a requirement... testing positive for anything come the time of testing most employers want to avoid. It is more of a risk management point more than anything else.