As a business owner I would have
zero tolerance for the use of marijuana in the work place. A job requires that
you are fully capable of carrying out duties and responsibilities on a daily
basis. That includes handling cash, interacting with customers, operating a POS
system. If you show up to work high and are unable to effectively carry out
those duties, you have no business working in my store.
The
Food and Drug Administration classifies
marijuana as a Schedule I drug, defined as the most dangerous of all drug schedules, with
“no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.”
As a business professional
working in the fashion industry you are required to maintain a polished appearance
in the workplace at all times. If you are high you and display any of the
following physical effects, it would be cause for dismissal. According to WebMD
the physical effects of marijuana include:
dizziness, shallow breathing, red eyes and dilated pupils, dry mouth, increased appetite, slowed reaction
time (If you drive after using marijuana, your risk of being in a car accident
more than doubles.)http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/marijuana-use-and-its-effects
Because there are so many different ways to use marijuana and some
are undetectable physically. It would be a policy at my store to do random drug
testing. Even if my store was located in a state where marijuana was made
legal, it is still my right as the employer to enforce company policy.
Most of the time
after being hired an employer requires reasonable suspicion before having an
employee take a drug test. Even with the recent legalization of marijuana in
some states, employees in those states can still be punished for testing
positive. The punishments for a failed drug test can include rehabilitation,
termination, and losing unemployment benefits.
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