Workplace
- 69% of current illicit drug users are employed either full or part time.1
- Marijuana impairs short-term memory, attention, judgment, cognitive functions, coordination and balance.2
- Employers are not required to accommodate marijuana use among employees even if the employee has a medical marijuana card. Marijuana is still a federally illegal drug and company drug policies can prohibit the use of marijuana, even off-duty. This decision was upheld by the Colorado Supreme Court.3
- Studies show that marijuana use is associated with increased absences, tardiness, accidents, workers’ compensation claims and job turnover: 85% more injuries 75% increase in absenteeism.4
- Research shows that persistent marijuana users were easily distracted – misplacing things, forgetting to keep appointments or return calls.5
- Impairment from marijuana can last 24 hours or even longer. In a study conducted with nine pilots flying an aircraft simulator, 7 pilots still showed signs of impairment from smoking after 24 hours.6
- Workers who tested positive for marijuana use had disciplinary problems at work 64% more often than workers who tested negative for marijuana.7
- National Survey on Drug Use and Health: SAMHSA, 2013.
- National Institute on Drug Abuse. 2012.
- Wallace, A., & Steffen, J. 2015. Colorado Supreme Court.
- Zwerling C, Ryan J, Orav EJ. Journal of the American Medical Association. 1990.
- Volkow, N.D., M.D. National Institute on Drug Abuse. 2012.
- Leirer VO1, Yesavage JA, Morrow DG. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine. 1991.
- Zwerling C, Ryan J, Orav EJ. Journal of the American Medical Association. 1990.