So. I'm asking questions on a thread I never thought I'd approach.

I got a friend who just got back from a semester in Europe, and while she was there, she smoked some marijuana and did some ecstasy while on one of her excursions in Amsterdam.

She came back, applied for jobs and failed a urine test.

She just accepted the fact that she'll fail every urine test for at least the next couple of weeks so she decided to wait until then.

This brought up a question:

Since marijuana is legal in Amsterdam, is there a possible ruling where the law does not apply to her? I understand that the company wants those who do not use drugs, in which case...she does not on a regular basis...it was her first time use.

Anyone?

Smoked

Company policies have nothing to do with the law. If she failed a drug test and that company has a policy against the use of drugs their is no getting around that.

twinkiedooter

She did the pot - I don't understand how she could do so much as her "first time" to still have this in her system. Who do you think she's trying to fool?

Smoked

Marijuana

Pot, Acapulco Gold, Grass, Reefer, Sinsemilla, Thai Sticks

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Moderate

2 days -
11 weeks

Smoked, oral

ISneezeFunny

@ smoked: yeah, it's true it is company policy. I was just wondering if there was a legal side to it, if any.

@ twinkiedooter: well...she was in Amsterdam for about 4 days...magic brownies anyone?

Fr_Chuck

I think if she had explained all of this before the test, they may have made an acception but perhaps required a drug test in a few weeks.

Altenweg

Sneezy, I agree with Fr_Chuck. If she wants to start looking for a job asap and knows that they will do a drug test then perhaps she should explain what happened. I think waiting until the drugs are out of her system is the best bet though.

As to legal implications. If she was looking for a job in Amsterdam then it wouldn't be a problem, but she's not, and in the States marijuana is illegal, so that's not going to help her.

Sorry I couldn't give you more advice.

JudyKayTee

[quote=ISneezeFunny]So. I'm asking questions on a thread I never thought I'd approach.


Since marijuana is legal in Amsterdam, is there a possible ruling where the law does not apply to her? I understand that the company wants those who do not use drugs, in which case...she does not on a regular basis...it was her first time use.



I'm having difficulty with her first drug being ecstacy - whatever happened with starting with marijuana and working your way up the drug chain?

Trouble buying her story -

ISneezeFunny

Well, I'm not sure which one she did first...ecstasy or marijuana...or both on the same day. I can vouch for her not doing any drugs pre-Amsterdam as she has been my friend since middle school. I do know that this is her first time doing any sort of drug use in her life...I'm assuming it all took place in the red light district.

Altenweg

Yup, gotta love the red light district, I went there when I was sixteen. Still, ecstasy is not usually a drug that someone does their first time out, people usually work up to it. I can see why JudyKae is perplexed.