Marijuana Urine Test Still In DoT Marijuana Regulations

Two Stories:

Although the new marijuana regulations issued by the Department of Justice ask prosecutors not to arrest medical marijuana users or people who provide medical marijuana in compliance with state laws, the Department of Transportation has not altered its policy vis-a-vis drug testing at all. A marijuana urine test or marijuana saliva test will still face those in "safety-sensitive occupations," even if the drug use was prescribed, and a positive result cannot be excused with a prescription. Both test types can be obtained in home drug test form for the parent, employer, or employee concerned about marijuana use.

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On the other side of the world, New Zealand is preparing its roadside marijuana drug test regimen. A driver who seems impaired must first take a breath alcohol test, and if they pass one as well as a check of physical signs of impairment (test walking, eye pupil size, etc.) they will have to submit to a drug test. Law enforcement in NZ has found an unlikely ally for this project - NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws), not exactly friends of a marijuana urine test, has shown support, saying driving while impaired is not a reflection of the responsible marijuana use they advocate.

However, NORML's Mr. Fowlie contests the marijuana drug testing / general drug testing methodology used by New Zealand law enforcement, saying it would not test for a current "high" but rather result in arrests based on residual marijuana. From the article: "So whether or not they were impaired at the time of driving, which should be the issue, it now becomes just another way to bust pot smokers simply because these residues hang around."

When choosing a home drug test for marijuana, this is an important consideration. Do you want to know if someone is high now, or has used the drug recently, or in the past 90 days? A hair drug test can tell you a drug history of up to a year if body hair is used, while a saliva drug test can tell you if someone is high at the moment. Urine tests can detect marijuana from approximately 2-5 hours after use for as long as 15 to 30 days after use. For the consumer, these facts are important to know, and you can see all the detection times at Home Health Testing's detection test times page.