Ban on pre-job testing for ganja usage now law
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams speaks at the 2019 Cannabis Parade and Rally in Union
Square.
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By Nelson A. King
A ban on pre-employment
testing for marijuana usage has
now become law in New York
City.
The legislation from New York
City Public Advocate Jumaane
D. Williams was approved by
the City Council on April 9. It
has officially been enacted after
passing the 30-day deadline
without action from the mayor.
“This landmark marijuana
justice measure is among the
first of its kind, particularly in
a state in which use of recreational
marijuana has not been
legalized,” said Williams, the
son of Grenadian immigrants,
who represented the 45th Council
District in Brooklyn before
elected Public Advocate.
Williams said that Local Law
091 of 2019, which will take
effect in one year, bans preemployment
testing for marijuana
usage in the vast majority
of cases.
He said New York City
employers will no longer be able
to require a prospective employee
to submit to testing for the
presence of any tetrahydrocannabinols
(THC), the active ingredient
in marijuana, in such prospective
employee’s system as a
condition of employment.
Williams said exceptions are
provided for certain safety and
security sensitive jobs, and those
tied to a federal or state contract
or grant.
“It’s clear that we cannot wait
until legalization on the state
level before moving to reduce
the impact that marijuana prohibition
has had on individuals
and communities,” he said.
“Testing isn’t a deterrent to
using marijuana; it’s an impediment
to opportunity that dates
back to the Reagan era — a war
on drugs measure that’s now a
war on workers.
“We need to be creating more
access points for employment,
not less,” he added. “And if prospective
employers aren’t testing
for past alcohol usage, marijuana
should be no different.
“While New York State deliberates
and the federal government
continues to prop up stigma
and harmful policies, New
York City must lead the way on
this issue,” Williams said.
He said cannabis accounts for
about half of all positive results
on drug tests, stating that failed
tests lead to an inability for many
to advance in their careers.
Williams said enactment of
this legislation comes as the
New York State legislature continues
to debate legalization,
with some reports indicating
that the drug will not be legalized
this year, “even while polling
indicates a majority of New
Yorkers support the measure.”
The NYC public advocate has
previously adopted resolutions
calling for the New York City
Housing Authority (NYCHA)
to add marijuana usage to its
list of “overlooked offenses” and
calling for the expungement of
records for marijuana-related
offenses.
Last year, Williams introduced
legislation to prevent the
Department of Sanitation and
the Taxi and Limousine Commission
from using cannabis
offenses as the sole reason for
denial of license or dismissal
from employment.
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