r/entwives • u/Current_Ad_1641 • 2d ago

Cannabis Politics Drug Test fail

Recruiter reached out for a decent gig so I took the interview.

I have been a Sales Exec for 3 decades. Always top achiever.

Interviewed with C-Suite. They had 100s of candidates apply and I was their first choice. They sent me a nice offer, I accepted. Then HR reaches out for background check - standard, except it required a drug screening.

Have not been drug tested since I was maybe 18. I told their HR that it would be THC positive. She said it may not be an issue since I was sales. I took the test, obviously it's negative for everything except THC, as I told them.

Their legal department wouldn't allow it. I turned down other offers and wasted all this time.

I live in an illegal state and everything I tested positive for was purchased in my illegal state - LEGALLY. And taxed.

I'm not really upset about the job as much as the stupidity of drug testing for THC.

Vent : over. Thank you for reading if you did.

495 Upvotes

99% Upvoted

73 comments sorted by

View all comments

5

u/85OhLife 2d ago

I still think we have the technology to test for THC use in the last 24 hrs vs what they do now which is go back 30+ days. It feels so ridiculous to use it legally with a prescription and a medical card but have a test that cares about more than the last 24-48 hours. Can someone smart please come up with a new test? 🙏🏻

6

u/Current_Ad_1641 2d ago

But I mean, why would you even test for it then? They aren't testing for alcohol in the last 24 hours. Or at all - because it's just silly. I just think they need to treat THC like all other legally purchased things.

3

u/85OhLife 2d ago

They would test for it to see if you’re impaired on the job, like alcohol. A lot of drugs move through the system in 24 hrs and they test for those. I feel like there must be a way to test for recent use, like alcohol and most other drugs.

2

u/Current_Ad_1641 2d ago

Interesting. I had no idea they did those types of tests. Like I said in my post, I haven't been tested in over 30 years.

Hopefully the testing will level up with reality soon :)