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here's something that I think a lot of proponents of rescheduling marijuana probably haven't thought about very much:
impact on the commercial transportation industry, including airplane pilots, train crews, and #TruckDriver #Trucking (where my own knowledge comes in; for anyone new around here I was a commercial driver from 2015 through 2022, and almost the entirety of my career).
I cannot stress enough how important the current regulations giving the authority for carriers and the DOT—specifically the FMCSA, the related agency that regulates commercial trucking—to test for marijuana are. for anyone who forgets or supports deregulation let me remind you that regulations are written in BLOOD; no matter how much people can argue for it (which this is not an invitation to come into my mentions and tell me how great it is; in fact this post is going to get caught by my filters and after it's posted I'll have to go out of my way to see it) it is not safe for commercial transportation operators. that's been proven multiple times, and DOT testing keeps operators who have tested positive off the road where they cannot do any damage (until they've completed a substance abuse return-to-work program, which then ultimately results in frequent testing by either the DOT or the employer in order to ensure compliance).
I may not be on the road anymore, but I still ride in cars, and cars share the road with trucks. everyone SHOULD care about this. if you disagree with me about this you can kindly show yourself off and not let the door hit you on your way out. and I may be an addict who was still using drugs occasionally during my commercial career, but the testing requirements kept me mostly on the straight and narrow—things didn't speak beyond the occasional light to moderate drinking, poppers, or whippets on my 34 hour break (k when I had a decent amount of time on the second day to dry out before driving until after I was off the truck and home 24/7 not knowing what to do with myself and feeling like a fish out of water (but instead of drowning myself in water I drowned myself in beer, sake, soju, and whiskey).
if the #DrugTesting #Marijuana carve-out this article is talking about doesn't happen, people are going to DIE. simple as that. #SafetyFirst #DOT #FMCSA #Sober #SoberAsFuck #SoberLife
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/will-marijuana-rescheduling-be-a-game-changer-for-trucking
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here's something that I think a lot of proponents of rescheduling marijuana probably haven't thought about very much:
impact on the commercial transportation industry, including airplane pilots, train crews, and #TruckDriver #Trucking (where my own knowledge comes in; for anyone new around here I was a commercial driver from 2015 through 2022, and almost the entirety of my career).
I cannot stress enough how important the current regulations giving the authority for carriers and the DOT—specifically the FMCSA, the related agency that regulates commercial trucking—to test for marijuana are. for anyone who forgets or supports deregulation let me remind you that regulations are written in BLOOD; no matter how much people can argue for it (which this is not an invitation to come into my mentions and tell me how great it is; in fact this post is going to get caught by my filters and after it's posted I'll have to go out of my way to see it) it is not safe for commercial transportation operators. that's been proven multiple times, and DOT testing keeps operators who have tested positive off the road where they cannot do any damage (until they've completed a substance abuse return-to-work program, which then ultimately results in frequent testing by either the DOT or the employer in order to ensure compliance).
I may not be on the road anymore, but I still ride in cars, and cars share the road with trucks. everyone SHOULD care about this. if you disagree with me about this you can kindly show yourself off and not let the door hit you on your way out. and I may be an addict who was still using drugs occasionally during my commercial career, but the testing requirements kept me mostly on the straight and narrow—things didn't speak beyond the occasional light to moderate drinking, poppers, or whippets on my 34 hour break (k when I had a decent amount of time on the second day to dry out before driving until after I was off the truck and home 24/7 not knowing what to do with myself and feeling like a fish out of water (but instead of drowning myself in water I drowned myself in beer, sake, soju, and whiskey).
if the #DrugTesting #Marijuana carve-out this article is talking about doesn't happen, people are going to DIE. simple as that. #SafetyFirst #DOT #FMCSA #Sober #SoberAsFuck #SoberLife
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/will-marijuana-rescheduling-be-a-game-changer-for-trucking
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Biden turned American airports into migrant flophouses — forcing taxpayers to foot the bill
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Biden turned American airports into migrant flophouses — forcing taxpayers to foot the bill
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Newsom's state 'caught red-handed' illegally issuing thousands of commercial driver’s licenses to foreign truckers: DOT
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Newsom's state 'caught red-handed' illegally issuing thousands of commercial driver’s licenses to foreign truckers: DOT
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Beloved basketball coach, wife identified as victims of fatal crash allegedly caused by illegal alien truck driver
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Beloved basketball coach, wife identified as victims of fatal crash allegedly caused by illegal alien truck driver
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Truckers push back on driver-shortage ‘myth’ that has led to flood of foreigners in long-haul industry
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Truckers push back on driver-shortage ‘myth’ that has led to flood of foreigners in long-haul industry
