DOT: Medical marijuana ban still in place for safety-sensitive workers

The Department of Transportation confirmed that truck drivers and other safety-sensitive transportation workers cannot legally use medical marijuana, even when licensed by their state, due to federal Controlled Substances Act restrictions. Construction firms employing drivers and equipment operators in safety-sensitive roles must maintain their existing marijuana use policies regardless of state-level medical marijuana legalization.

Washington — Truck drivers and other safety-sensitive transportation workers can’t legally use state-licensed medical marijuana despite federal action to ease restrictions under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, the Department of Transportation recently clarified. In a notice issued May 15,…

This story was originally published by Safety+Health Magazine.