Prop 64 (MJ Legalization)

[Doheny]

I'm curious how LEA's will handle MJ use for new hires (applicants) and guys currently on the job. Is management saying anything yet?

Seems like a quandary.

[TrailerparkTrash]

Yes, some brass already say that it will NOT be tolerated if one wishes to remain employed. Many departments forbid the use of tobacco products even off duty, despite it being a legal product for the common folk. Just as railroads and airlines forbid their train operators and pilots from using. Unlike alcohol, mj stays in one's system for a month.

[5150ds]

It is still illegal federally. As long as that is the case it will not be tolerated.

[CinnamonBear723]

The new CA proposition clearly states that it will allow employers, both public and private, to enact policy forbidding the use the marijuana. I was tasked with researching it at our dept.

[CaptMike]

Still a federal crime and you will be disciplined up to and including discharge at my dept.

[moooooo]

I heard when Colorado and Washington legalized mj the k-9's had to be retrained to not signal mj in search situations. Is that true?

[ronlglock]

Prop 64 (MJ Legalization)

FBI Director Comey has stated that the best cyber defenders cannot be hired, because they would take a toke on the way into the interview. He is seriously thinking of relaxing the requirements for cyber pros.


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[pacrat]

I heard when Colorado and Washington legalized mj the k-9's had to be retrained to not signal mj in search situations. Is that true?

Not LE. but I seriously doubt the veracity of that rumor. MJ, even here is still not "legal" for all people, at all times, under all circumstances, and all quantities.

If you are an underage teen, driving a car, toking a J, with 100 pounds of homegrown in your trunk. You better make damn sure all your tail lights are working properly.

[Quiet]

I heard when Colorado and Washington legalized mj the k-9's had to be retrained to not signal mj in search situations. Is that true?

Regarding WA (Seattle PD)...
I heard that their K9s have not been retrained and if they find a large amount of mj, they pass the info onto the Feds (DEA) for enforcement.

[Blade Gunner]

The bigger question is how are LEO's going to handle drugged driving. The is no standardized test (like alcohol). Millions are spent every year to discourage and apprehend drunk drivers, yet the passage of Prop 64 puts everyone at greater risk.

[Snagglepuss]

Alcohol is legal. Try going to work drunk.

[pacrat]

The bigger question is how are LEO's going to handle drugged driving.
The is no standardized test (like alcohol). Millions are spent every year to discourage and apprehend drunk drivers, yet the passage of Prop 64 puts everyone at greater risk.

Officers still have the discretion to arrest for "drugged driving". Just as they had before passage of 64. Lack of a "standardized test" is not a hurdle, it remains a stepping stone.

BAC of less than .08% can still result in an arrest for driving "impaired" by alcohol. Lack of standardized B-Pot-C. Doesn't change that where driving under influence/impaired is concerned.

Diphenhydramine HCI, has always been perfectly legal to consume, OTC antihistamine [Benadryl]. But you can be arrested for driving while impaired by diphenhydramine HCI.

Personally I'm far more concerned about "prop 57" putting everyone at risk. Just as I was with 47 and 109.

JM2c

[deadcoyote]

My agency is mulling over implementing random testing. As it stands now, you do a pre-employment UA and have to test if you TC your work rig or get in an OIS.

[Frotz]

It's well known that alcohol in the blood impairs driving. That's not so with pot. One can come down from a pot high and be perfectly safe to drive, yet metabolites can still be detected in the blood. Will law enforcement focus on that and not the impairment?

[Lonestargrizzly]

It's well known that alcohol in the blood impairs driving. That's not so with pot. One can come down from a pot high and be perfectly safe to drive, yet metabolites can still be detected in the blood. Will law enforcement focus on that and not the impairment?

Lol.