Exclusive | More U.S. Workers Are Testing Positive for Marijuana. Fewer Employers Are Concerned.
Employers are relaxing drug policies as marijuana use among U.S. workers reaches new highs.
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More U.S. workers are testing positive for marijuana. Coverage from Yahoo, Lavender Hotel, Financial Times, The Independent and WSJ notes that employers are becoming less concerned about these positive tests.
The Financial Times reports that one in five American workers tested had a positive hair drug test in 2025. Coverage does not yet specify how this trend is affecting workplace policies or productivity.
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Quick answers
What is the current trend in marijuana use among U.S. workers?
More U.S. workers are testing positive for marijuana, according to recent coverage.
How are employers responding to increased marijuana use?
Fewer employers are concerned about workers testing positive for marijuana.
What does the data from 2025 indicate?
One in five American workers tested had a positive hair drug test in 2025.
Coverage (6)
- One in Five American Workers Tested Had a Positive Hair Drug Test in 2025 Cannabis Equipment News · 1d ago
- How many people are high at work and on the road? Here’s what the numbers show Yahoo · 1d ago
- The Smoke in the Server Room Lavender Hotel · 1d ago
- One in Five American Workers Tested Had a Positive Hair Drug Test in 2025, Signaling Persistent Long-Term Substance Use Patterns – Company Announcement Financial Times · 1d ago
- America’s workforce is testing positive for marijuana at some of the highest rates The Independent · 1d ago
- Exclusive | More U.S. Workers Are Testing Positive for Marijuana. Fewer Employers Are Concerned. WSJ · 1d ago
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