Podcast: What do state laws on marijuana mean for truckers?

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With states laws on marijuana use increasingly at odds with federal law, questions are popping up for carriers, drivers and trucking trade groups about driver drug testing laws and whether state action to legalize marijuana mean anything for the trucking industry. I covered the topic last week on Overdrive, which you can read at this link. In the podcast above and below, Joe Rajkovacz, of the Western States Trucking Association, and Tim Doyle, VP of the Maine Motor Transport Association, discuss the latest on driver drug testing through the lens of state-level action on legalizing marijuana. Maine and California, where Rajkovacz’s WSTA is based, have legalized marijuana outright. What’s more, Maine has taken action to forbid employers from firing workers for testing positive for marijuana use. Do these laws have any bearing on trucking and, specifically, drivers? Listen here to see what Rajkovacz and Doyle say on the issue.

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