On Jan. 20, state democrats from the House of Representatives in Olympia proposed House Bill 2740, which would make it unlawful to refuse employment to someone who screened positive for marijuana use prior to employment.
The bill has since moved into the House Labor & Workplace Standards Committee.
According to the proposed bill, anyone who currently works as a firefighter, emergency medical technician, health care provider, law enforcement agent, operates heavy vehicles, construction work and those in “safety-sensitive jobs,” are considered exempt.
Read more in The Western Front.