The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) finalized a rule to amend its drug testing policy in a way that could have significant implications for truckers, commercial drivers, pilots and other federally regulated transit workers who use cannabis off the job.
In a notice this past Tuesday, DOT said that it has completed the rulemaking process for the policy change, which would allow oral saliva drug testing as an alternative to urine-based tests.
But Can They Test For Cannabis Impairment?
The ongoing and far-from-solved issue of testing for cannabis impairment continues to befuddle those who insist, or wish, these tests could be as straightforward as measuring blood alcohol levels. But, alas, …