Marijuana Moment
After leaders of New Mexico’s most populous county voted late last year to stop punishing most government employees for off-hours marijuana use, the county has reached a revised employment agreement with the local firefighters’ union.
Approved by the Bernalillo County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) on a 5–0 vote on Tuesday, the new memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Albuquerque Area Firefighters IAFF Local 244 reflects the new policy of removing cannabis from the county’s Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace Policy’s definition of illegal drugs “when used legally off-duty for medical or recreational purposes.”
Under the new policy, only workers required to carry firearms or hold a commercial driver’s license are to be administered random or pre-employment drug tests for marijuana.
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New Mexico’s Largest County Reaches Deal With Firefighters To Stop Random Drug Testing For Marijuana
