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The mayor of Kansas City, Missouri on Thursday introduced a proposed ordinance that would make it so applicants for most city government positions would not be drug tested for marijuana as a pre-employment condition. Mayor Quinton Lucas (D) has been a notable advocate for reform. Last year, he filed a since-enacted measure to remove all local criminal penalties for cannabis possession. This latest proposal would "prohibit the City from conducting pre-employment testing for marijuana," with certain exemptions. "It shall be unlawful for the City of Kansas City to require a prospective employee to submit to testing for the presence of marijuana in the prospective employee's system as a condition of employment," the text of the measure states. Exceptions would be made for law enforcement, jobs requiring a commercial driver's license or that involve supervision of "children, medical patients, disabled or other vulnerable individuals" and positions where the "employee could significantly impact the health or safety of other employees or members of the public, as determined by the City Manager and set forth in regulations pursuant to this Chapter." Kansas City government should not freeze qualified individuals out from government jobs due to marijuana usage, especially with medicinal marijuana legalized in Missouri and recreational marijuana legalized in surrounding states.https://t.co/pe3Q5D5oQB — Mayor Quinton Lucas (@MayorLucasKC) July 22, 2021 "Kansas City government should not freeze qualified individuals out from government jobs due to marijuana usage, especially with medicinal marijuana legalized in Missouri and recreational marijuana legalized in surrounding states," Lucas said in a Twitter post. The proposed ordinance has been referred to the Special Committee for Legal Review. — Marijuana Moment is already tracking more than 1,100 cannabis, psychedelics and drug policy bills in state legislatures and Congress this year. Patreon supporters pledging at least $25/month get access to our interactive maps, charts…

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Source : Kansas City Mayor Files Ordinance To Ban Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing For Most City Workers

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