Originally Posted by
Floobs
I was reading that by the end of this year that roughly half the states could have legalized recreational marijuana. I also read that it looks now that President Trump and Senator Schumer are both open to and actively looking to decriminalize it on a federal level.
The question is when and if that does happen on a national scale what will the FAA do in regards to regulation in the field of aviation?
Just because it's legal does not mean the government and/or employers can't restrict it's use.
With alcohol it's easy to measure if someone is likely impaired, or at least there's a known equitable, empirical standard that you have to meet.
Until a similar test exists for THC impairment, I would expect it's use to be banned by all in safety-sensitive positions. The current test just shows whether you blazed up within the last month or so.