{"id":64789,"date":"2023-05-10T06:15:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T14:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2023\/05\/10\/washington-becomes-latest-state-to-ban-pre-employment-tests-for-cannabis\/"},"modified":"2023-05-10T06:53:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T14:53:30","slug":"washington-becomes-latest-state-to-ban-pre-employment-tests-for-cannabis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2023\/05\/10\/washington-becomes-latest-state-to-ban-pre-employment-tests-for-cannabis\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington becomes latest state to ban pre-employment tests for Cannabis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Washington becomes latest state to ban pre-employment tests for Cannabis<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"field field--name-field-image-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items\">\n<div class=\"media-image view-mode-teaser-landscape\">\n<figure class=\"field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__label visually-hidden\">Image<\/div>\n<p>              <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Washington20becomes20latest20state20to20ban20pre-employment20tests20for20Cannabis.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Washington becomes latest state to ban pre-employment tests for Cannabis\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img-fluid\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden\"><a title=\"View user profile.\" href=\"https:\/\/420intel.com\/users\/cannabis-news\" class=\"username\">Cannabis News<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden\">May 10, 2023<\/span>\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__items\">\n<p>Democratic Gov Jay Inslee has signed legislation (Senate Bill 5123) into law prohibiting employers from taking adverse actions against new hires because of a failed drug test for marijuana. The new law, which takes effect on January 1, 2024, states, \u201cIt is unlawful for an employer to discriminate<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul class=\"display-list inline-list field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items\">\n<li class=\"field__item\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/420intel.com\/articles\/cannabis-jobs\">Cannabis Jobs<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-source field--type-link field--label-hidden field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/norml.org\/blog\/2023\/05\/09\/washington-becomes-latest-state-to-ban-pre-employment-tests-for-cannabis\/\">Norml<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nRead More: <a href=\"https:\/\/420intel.com\/articles\/2023\/05\/10\/washington-becomes-latest-state-ban-pre-employment-tests-cannabis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington becomes latest state to ban pre-employment tests for Cannabis<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington becomes latest state to ban pre-employment tests for Cannabis Image Cannabis News May 10, 2023 Democratic Gov Jay Inslee has signed legislation (Senate Bill 5123) into law prohibiting employers from taking adverse actions against new hires because of a failed drug test for marijuana. 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