DRIVING THE INDUSTRY SINCE 1991
“It can be pricey, but that’s
totally separate from whether or not school districts will allow you back,” Jones added. Te state’s recreational marijua- na law went into effect on Dec. 6. More than one positive test within a five-year period in Washington results in a lifetime CDL disqualification. Jones also said that the largest school bus contractors have zero-tolerance policies for any positive tests. Additionally, the Washington
state recreational marijuana law includes language on the amount for impairment and that enforce- ment requires blood tests rather than a urine tests. “Some of unions are also
£ Despite recent voter approval of recreational marijuana use in Colorado and Washington State, the feds and state agencies warn school bus drivers to think twice before lighting up.
getting involved with trying to establish how this is dealt with,” said Jones. Meanwhile, Greta Bleau, the
new state director at the Colorado
Department of Education (CDE), told STN that she had yet to learn from Gov. John Hickenlooper’s office the date when that recre- ational marijuana law goes into effect. Regardless, the business of disqualifying CDL holders for positive tests remains usual. “We are still maintaining a
zero-tolerance (policy) for use by all route operators regardless of the size or type of vehicle they operate,” Bleau said. “Te only group we do not have control over are the small vehicle operators of less than 16 capacity vehicles who transport students.” Bleau said CDE is recommend- ing to the school districts that they implement policies to restrict drivers from recreational use. “We have put the word out that
marijuana use is still illegal under federal law,” she added. l
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