What's next after Ohio voters pass Issue 2 to legalize recreational marijuana?

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3News is answering your questions since the recreational use of cannabis is now legal.
Can employers drug test workers? Since Issue Two has passed, it does not come with or include protections for Ohio employees who use marijuana.
We looked into the ballot's language and found where it clearly states, "An employer is not required to accommodate an employee's use, possession, or distribution of adult use of cannabis."
Meaning the passing of Issue Two does not give employees a free pass to go to work under the influence of marijuana. Issue Two also does not prohibit an employer from "refusing to discharge, disciplining, or otherwise taking an adverse employment action against an individual because of that individual's use, possession, or distribution of cannabis."
Akron Attorney at Law and former Assistant Attorney General Adam VanHo tells 3News, that with recreational marijuana use now legal, certain professions will likely be under even more pressure like healthcare professionals and law enforcement.
"You're going to see a lot more testing in medicine and law enforcement. In medicine, you'll see more testing because of the fact that there's going to be constant questions if something goes wrong on an operating table or medications aren't prescribed correctly," VanHo said.
He added, " In law enforcement because you have officers carrying weapons and traditionally those haven't been areas that have been tested in the past, but I expect them to be tested more in the future."
Another question with the passing now of Issue Two -- What will the new law look like for drivers and what possible penalties those could face for getting behind the wheel under the influence?
READ MORE: www.wkyc.com/article/news/politics/elections/ohio-voters-pass-issue-2-legalize-recreational-marijuana/95-0e898e38-35aa-4090-9119-e8cbcabaf55d
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@Shadow_Grandmaster 11 месяцев назад

It's ridiculous employers get to drug-test their employees for substances such as Marijuana. Marijuana stays in your blood/Urine for up to 60 days, sometimes longer. If someone is smoking crack it won't show up on a drug test one week at most for urine, 24 hours for blood. Marijuana should not be something that disqualifies someone from passing a drug test.

@TheRealRusDaddy 11 месяцев назад

I imagine it wont effect you applying for most jobs except stuff like operating heavy machinery or hospital staff stuff like that where you gotta have a more clear head space and fast reaction time

@Shadow_Grandmaster 11 месяцев назад

@@TheRealRusDaddy Heavy machinery should be the exception. Something that can put you in harms way if you're even a little bit under the influence. But for your average office worker, it's ridiculous to have expectations to not smoke marijuana when not working in your own private space.

@davehaggerty3405 11 месяцев назад

Drug tests only test if you have smoked in the past few weeks. Not if you’re high on the job. Using marijuana recreationally won’t indicate if you’re abusing it on the job. Truck driving and heavy equipment operator are two professions where someone may need to unwind after work. It would be suicidal to smoke on the job. Being a user don’t make you an abuser.

@averywilliams4802 11 месяцев назад

How many crackheads do you know?

@Michael.Lowe22 11 месяцев назад

Crazy that politicians have the audacity to say they will change the law AFTER the citizens vote for what they want. Why do politicians get to impose fascist laws on us? Straight up tyranny. During COVID we had laws placed on us by politicians and media pundits "in our best interest" despite not being based on fact or science. Today they apologize and say they were trying to help. Here we are again with marijuana -- you don't have direct negative impacts on health and you don't have easy access for minors. Just like a bar, children/minors can't just enter a dispensary and purchase marijuana. All the arguments they use are strange circumstances referencing driving or a child using --- why are we looking at a small percentage of negative outcomes versus the calmative benefit as a whole for everyone? Those against or politicians trying to embrace control need to study from other states (23 of them legal) and their colleagues in those states to see how the plant has benefitted their state. If you choose to drive under any influence you'll face consequences. Don't place consequences on us all for the actions of a small portion of the population. How many DUI arrests each year divided by the Ohio population? Less than 1% just like covid deaths -- so don't demonize us all for the actions or negative outcomes of a small portion of our society.

@awesomemikeindependent8928 11 месяцев назад

A bunch of drunks dictating to the smokers 😂

@bev4155 11 месяцев назад

Yep! 😂😂

@stayinganonymous.3172 11 месяцев назад

Sickening.

@Michael.Lowe22 11 месяцев назад

WELL SAID!

@Xt1000 11 месяцев назад

Some if not most employers will eventually stop testing for weed. They will have no staff if they don't.

@lifeisabadjoke5750 11 месяцев назад

Exactly money wins

@technodrone313 11 месяцев назад

they sure did in Michigan. took a few years tho.

@Xt1000 11 месяцев назад

@@technodrone313 Ditto in Illinois.

@BrentsCardsAndCoins 11 месяцев назад

If Walmart drug tests its staff, the shelves will look like 2020 all over again.

@BrentsCardsAndCoins 11 месяцев назад

I should also point out that most plasma donation centers where I live test for drugs, but not for weed.

@Michael.Lowe22 11 месяцев назад

Protection from discrimination from marijuana use will be the next obstacle for our citizens. California did great by making a law protecting employees and applicants from this. You don't have employers firing people for home use of alcohol or tobacco. We need to end the overarching political control of personal decisions --- especially those that revolve around what we do in our personal time.

@zvvl3465 11 месяцев назад

Even in Michigan, there are employers that test for Mary Jane. In my business class, my professor started to talk about the decline in people wanting to work as CDL drivers and other hard working trades. He is an older dude who likes whiskey, and has expressed his disdain for the Mary Jane. I said, no one wants to work where they cant have a work life balance. Boys would rather make less money a year and go home and smoke weed. If there are not enough people who are interested in peeing clean, the laws regarding these types of jobs might change one day. Or they’ll continue to pay cdl drivers 110k at Walmart! I mean that’s a ton of money, my mom who is a senior level accountant only makes 100k! But she gets to smoke weed when she comes home lol

@Michael.Lowe22 11 месяцев назад

The people like yourself help make our economy happen and you deserve your time to relax also! Keep up the good fight, I'm working to end discrimination for us all and someday ill use my real screen name @@zvvl3465

@deanevangelista6359 11 месяцев назад

Maryland has collected $37,800,000. in taxes since cannabis was legalized on July 1, 2023.

@epicbluerat9999 11 месяцев назад

Don't understand why all the negativity around the subject. I use medically for Ibsd pain, chronic groin pain, ptsd and anxiety. Been many times I couldn't function without the help of it.

@epicbluerat9999 11 месяцев назад

@fladave99 a what?

@Michael.Lowe22 11 месяцев назад

@ChiChi12ish 11 месяцев назад

@@epicbluerat9999 Dude is just mad his drunkard ass can't decide what you medicate on. It's best to ignore losers like him

@averywilliams4802 11 месяцев назад

Legalize prostitution next

@trevorbeaverfan 11 месяцев назад

Yes legalize and regulate it for consenting adults.

@starflower4544 11 месяцев назад

I can smoke til the cows come home but edibles make me sooo nauseous. Please start with very small doses. 🥰

@Michael.Lowe22 11 месяцев назад

Common sense says dip your toes in the pool before a plunge. Never start drinking a whole bottle of liquor either!

@blacklight4075 11 месяцев назад

I dont smoke because I have a job. But i just didnt think it was fair that other states legalized it, and our state acted like they were protecting us. As if we are children and not adults. Same with gambling. I dont gamble either, but fair is fair. This is America. Land of the equal and free right? Thats BS. Free Texas. Indiana. The Carolinas.

@TheRealRusDaddy 11 месяцев назад

Im pro anti gambling honestly but yeah its just the nanny state trying to keep its hold on everything it can

@SuperComplexman 11 месяцев назад

I smoke cannabis and I have a job

@blacklight4075 11 месяцев назад

Half of my job is driving and we get tested. the steak aint worth the sizzle lol

@Michael.Lowe22 11 месяцев назад

@eurobeats1 11 месяцев назад

if employers drug test for weed they will have very few workers and may have to close up

@andrewbrock4636 11 месяцев назад

Except weed has always been around and has been legal in many states, one with the 6th GDP on the planet, and this issue has never occurred

@david209g 11 месяцев назад

In California and Washington State employers drug test but a lot of them don't look for THC in the drug test

@mwilliams3701 11 месяцев назад

But the can drink alcohol just not at work just like you can’t smoke weed and drive such gas lighting

@Volundur9567 11 месяцев назад

They acted like this when gay marriage was legalized. "Oh, God, how are we gonna tax people? How do we do medical decisions?" People get so weird about changing old laws.

@Randomonium66 11 месяцев назад

Now as long as they dont amend the cultivation part...

@newseed007 11 месяцев назад

they act as tho weed has never been around in ohio this whole time lol

@JohnAguilar1023 11 месяцев назад

What do you mean what’s next? Spark that shit up!!! Cheers from Colorado

@ronlindsey5295 11 месяцев назад

Its simple. If a company wants to test don't work for them. Plenty of jobs out there. They can't keep employees anywhere now as it is. If employers want to keep the people they have or potentially poaching great workers from their competition the need to stop testing now and embrace the change people want.

@user-yp9nz6bs9q 11 месяцев назад

Employers should not be able to discriminate against cannabis consumers when it doesn't affect their job performance.

@aaronbrandon2321 11 месяцев назад

The issue is some people want a career and freedom not one or the other.

@andrewbrock4636 11 месяцев назад

It's not exactly a big hurdle to pass a drug test on short notice. Only a few days is required to pass it naturally. Other methods can be used to expedite the process

@aaronbrandon2321 11 месяцев назад

@@andrewbrock4636 two issues, if you get a blood test it absolutely will show up even after weeks, in certian workspaces they can in fact require you to take a test urine or blood within 24 hours.

@Nowarundertrump 11 месяцев назад

@@andrewbrock4636Uhh no its not that simple!! Marijuana takes a while to get out of your system and the drinks are nonsense!!! Most thc is not expelled out through urine.

@dersupra 11 месяцев назад

Freedom. I live in VA and the change has been great. Realistically nothing changes. People who use already use, and have been for a long time. We drive, work, and live daily lives. Just because a law is passed doesn't mean the sky is gonna fall. The only thing that changes is that the law is not irrationally ruining peoples lives anymore. Employment testing is fine with me. My local city government changed it's policy. All city employees are allowed to use except first responders, meaning Police, Fire, EMT, and certain positions like engineers. This is the Way....

@lifeisabadjoke5750 11 месяцев назад

This is beautiful.

@danvarnes7127 11 месяцев назад

Will current dispensary locations be able to sell to the public

@jackguldenzopf6231 11 месяцев назад

No, there's a 30 day grace period that's in place so technically the first dispensaries with authorized recreational licenses that have been given out will be the first ones to be able to open at the Dec 7th mark after 30 days have passed. There's also the matter of it going through the State House with edits having been made by lawmakers.

@TheRealRusDaddy 11 месяцев назад

@@wmckinney4530you can legally obtain it medically or just by driving up to Michigan like most people do in the mean time its just same old same old for the rest of the month but after that the flood gates will open

@gyme6077 11 месяцев назад

Yes but not until maybe next aug-sept.

@jimthomas1989 11 месяцев назад

I started growing in 1983 , That's 40 years ago and Thousands of plants , all this did was let me smoke outside instead of inside , Yeah !

@letsgetitrc 11 месяцев назад

A drug is something you get addicted to!! Marijuana isn't addictive.. oh well, finally, let's get it!

@Michael.Lowe22 11 месяцев назад

@Tony-rj1xr 11 месяцев назад

Those buds look horrible

@Syv_ 11 месяцев назад

Finally, the alcoholics have lifted the ban on weed.

@teodorosanto9781 11 месяцев назад

A lost battle for the pharmaceutical industry.. join the 11-8 movement !

@tonydfixertonydfixer9113 11 месяцев назад

Sure employers can test, but they may be disqualifying qualified people. Qualified people won't even interview. When they disqualify for Alcohol then it would make more sense.

@syoung20001 11 месяцев назад

lol So this law is mostly a benefit to the unemployed 😂🤡😴

@benhaskins6536 11 месяцев назад

Exactly

@ChicagoS14T 11 месяцев назад

I'm in minnesnowta and excited for 2024. Ohio good going. Great news, now I can drive from Minnesota through Michigan and into Ohio. Still have to skip Indiana and Wisconsin the only states left around here to still be backwards lol

@Kenton-tn4gy 11 месяцев назад

Love My First Plant!

@Derekmartin20 11 месяцев назад

Ive worked around and have known casual pot smokers for year's. I wouldn't let them walk my dog across the street. Same with drunks.

@Nowarundertrump 11 месяцев назад

Derek, NOT many people would want to be on the same side of the street as you!!!!! 😊😊😊😊

@tone7247 11 месяцев назад

Its bout time. Schedule one drug ????? And booze is on every corner??? Its a flower!!! That can cyre effen cancer !!! And when you use it it enhances your focus.

@gamergirlmars 11 месяцев назад

Will this do away with medical marijuana then? I'm curious lol

@Michael.Lowe22 11 месяцев назад

States that legalized still have medicinal marijuana laws. The difference is one requires doctor (medicinal) and the other is recreational. Medicinal often get benefits such as being able to purchase and possess more and sometimes discounted products at the store. In short, no this doesn't do away with medical marijuana.

@gamergirlmars 11 месяцев назад

thank you for getting back to me Michael! :D @@Michael.Lowe22

@wolf_da_king-5137 11 месяцев назад

Spoke at the polls. Now let's speak at the Job sites. No weed no work. I can go get drunk and its fine but thats what happens when idiots run the show.

@michaelwells1783 11 месяцев назад

What’s next is a bunch of people setting around stoned and playing video games wasting their lives.

@jonathanradcliff6192 11 месяцев назад

That isn't your concern. Worry about yourself

@TatteredToys 11 месяцев назад

Just like the other 23 legal states that are creating more tax revenue and facing less addiction to things like opioids and fentanyl.

@andrewbrock4636 11 месяцев назад

Yeah because nobody in Ohio ever used weed before it was legal

@Nowarundertrump 11 месяцев назад

Mike, What if they were not high playing video games then would they be excelling in life playing video games??? 😂😂😂😂

@ChicagoS14T 11 месяцев назад

It means great things for employees and even greater for employers since more people will work hahaha

@twebb2726 11 месяцев назад

Hopefully ohio will begin to treat alcohol like weed if you choose to use give up all your guns.

@twebb2726 11 месяцев назад

@AdamBrzozowski-df3gz l'm 100 percent pro weed I don't like the restrictions they put with it, most legalization removes your gun rights. I think if you use alcohol you should get the same restrictions.

@twebb2726 11 месяцев назад

@crocketgsxr6 l think it's not an even playing field between weed and alcohol and it really should be. I haven't had an experience with weed that I didn't remember and I can't say that about alcohol. Legal weed should not have gun restrictions.

@TheRealRusDaddy 11 месяцев назад

@@twebb2726i mean our ancestors fought for their right to drink themselves to death why cant we smoke ourselves to death, or lose a lung trying lol?

@twebb2726 11 месяцев назад

@MrBungo your right give us weed and let us keep our guns. Unfortunately your exprosecutor governor won't see it that way.

@BrentsCardsAndCoins 11 месяцев назад

There is no law that says you can't drink and own a gun. There is a law that says illicit drug users can't purchase a gun. However, this law was recently deemed unconstitutional by a federal court.

@KatherineShonebarger-w9b 11 месяцев назад

Omg we did it dude hth😂

@MV12267 11 месяцев назад

"Alabama Kush" -George Bush in Harold and Kumar escape from guantanimo bay

@Rico-i3u 11 месяцев назад

I just watched that movie it’s on hbo max lol

@MV12267 11 месяцев назад

You don't have to believe in your government to be a good American. You just have to believe in your country.

@jonathanradcliff6192 11 месяцев назад

"Hahaha, now shut the fuck up and smoke my weed" - George Bush in Harlod and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.

@MV12267 11 месяцев назад

@@jonathanradcliff6192 tell me you didn't eat that cock meat sandwich 🤣🤣🤣 cockmeat sandwich that's my favorite 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@thelostvlogsgaming3101 11 месяцев назад

Ok if ohio can do it utah can too why, does utah and texas specifically, hate.the citizens right to use marajuana. Answer their no longer is A good reason😮😮😮

@franklinj1038 11 месяцев назад

Lotta lotto weed

@harveymiller5907 11 месяцев назад

Another great state going to crap, why we have to put up with the stink this crap causes is beyond me. I have just as big of a right to weed stink free air as anybody that has a right to smoke weed. Which serves no good purpose whatsoever

@TatteredToys 11 месяцев назад

Just because you don’t like tobacco, gambling, and alcohol, does that mean the rest of us need to live to your moral and ideological standards?

@andrewbrock4636 11 месяцев назад

You should advocate for banning farts too

@victoriagibson411 11 месяцев назад

REPENT AND FOLLOW JESUS CHRIST!!! THE TIME IS NOW!!!!

@ronaldgundrum2174 11 месяцев назад

🎉🎉🎉

@ghoststoriesx387 11 месяцев назад

😎

@holyfwtfisthis 11 месяцев назад

😂 isnt most of ohio on crack/meth?

@Nowarundertrump 11 месяцев назад

Holy, No you are thinking 💭 of New York!!!!!😊😊😊

@iflick7235 11 месяцев назад

When teenagers know with certainty they will spend the remainder of their natural lives in the toughest penitentiaries in this country without possibility of parole, they will think more than once before using cannabis.

@vickireynolds8309 11 месяцев назад

unless they are run by democrats

@Michael.Lowe22 11 месяцев назад

@jackjohnson8244 11 месяцев назад

Yet teens drink alcohol like it's water. Maybe the laws against underage drinking aren't harsh enough. Need to put those kids in the toughest for profit penitentiaries in this country.