One underappreciated aspect of this. They will ignore marijuana at time of hire. But they will absolutely test you if there is ever an accident or if you are injured at work (even if you just strain your back picking up a heavy object) before you see an occupational health doctor. If you come back positive in the course of injury, they won't cover your workers compensation bills. They'll fire you (for being intoxicated) and you'll have to cover your own medical expenses without access to workers comp coverage or the emoyee health plan (because you've been fired).
“If a delivery associate is impaired at work and tests positive post-accident or due to reasonable suspicion, that person would no longer be permitted to perform services for Amazon,” she said.
I mean, this has always been this case with alcohol hasn't it? it's legal to consume but not while at work or operating vehicles. if you do so and injuries/death result, you are held liable.
Even longer, personally failed a drug test after not smoking for 4 months. I believe it's something to do with modern test involve looking for what THC breaks down into as the body processes it instead of THC itself.
There aren't any reliable tests for active marijuana intoxication. Blood tests are sometimes used in DUI situations, but the science is weak. It's not as definitive as alcohol testing. You can test positive for marijuana in hair and urine tests weeks after last use, and test positive in blood tests well beyond the point of intoxication (like the next day).
I would still want to rule out other factors before concluding ibuprofen had anything to do with it such as a mix up in samples or the tester doing something wrong like contaminating the tests. A single data point in this instance truly shows nothing.
”Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have also been shown to interact with UDS immunoassays. Both ibuprofen and naproxen have been documented to cause false-positive barbiturate4 and cannabinoid1-4 levels. In addition, ibuprofen can cause a false-positive PCP level.1-2,4”
Thank you for the information I have never heard of that. Now I understand why you would think that. In Canada we, from what I have see, do very little drug testing. I have never been asked to take one and work medical field. I believe oil rig workers are sometimes subjected to them. It’s just not that common. But if I did do one now I will avoid Ibuprofen and similar products.
No, cannabis is quite unique in that thc metabolites get stored in the fat, and there's not really a way to just check for acute intoxication. I've had friends who were heavy, heavy users who took 1.5 months to clear up. (Casual smokers can clear up in a few days or 1-2 weeks at most)
