[[{“value”:”
Saipan, CNMI: The Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), a US territory with a population of approximately 56,000 people, has signed legislation into law ending pre-employment marijuana screening as a requirement for most government jobs.
Public Law 23-27 eliminates pre-employment testing for most public jobs. However, the ban does not apply to those seeking safety-sensitive positions or those subject to federal drug testing regulations.
The US territory legalized the retail sale and use of cannabis in 2018.
In recent years, lawmakers in three states – Michigan, Nevada, and Washington – and numerous other municipalities and counties nationwide – including Atlanta, Cleveland, the District of Columbia, Philadelphia, and St. Louis – have similarly ended pre-employment marijuana screening for most public employees. Several other states — including California, Connecticut, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island — have enacted broader workplace protections limiting employers’ ability to either test or sanction workers for their use of cannabis use while off the job.
Additional information is available from the NORML Fact Sheet, ‘Marijuana Legalization and Impact on the Workplace.’
“}]] Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands eliminates testing for most public jobs Read More