The Michigan Civil Service Commission has given approval to a change in rules that bans pre-employment marijuana testing for most government employees.
The commission approved the amendment to the rules unanimously. The change is retroactive in that it gives people who’ve already been penalized for testing positive for marijuana an opportunity to have the punishment reversed. Although the change was proposed in May, a required public comment period prevented the issue from being approved by the commission until now.
Commission Chair Jase Bolger says “we’re going to treat them the same” when it comes to alcohol and marijuana use.
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