WEEKLY EDITION July 4, 2018
Legal Marijuana: Driving the
Portable Sanitation Industry Crazy
Part 1
By Karleen Kos, PSAI Executive Director
Last week vote rs in Oklahoma passed a measure that
legalized the use of marijuana. Its supporters touted it as a
bill allowing the use of pot for "medicinal" purposes. On
Sunday, July 1, recreational use of marijuana in Vermont
became legal, adding to a growing list of states that allow
their residents to take a toke of doob whenever they feel
like it. While this might be good news for the people who make Doritos, this spells hassle for portable sanitation
companies. Whether the possession and use of pot is allowed in y our state or not, drivers are not allowed to have it
in their systems if they operate your trucks.
Pot is popular and the issue is real. Recreational marijuana was legalized in Colorado in 2014. Since then it has
also become legal in Alaska, California, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and the District of
Columbia. Medical marijuana is now legal in 29 states and the District of Columbia. A Gallup poll from late last year
indicates a 64% approval for legalization overall and, for the first time, 51% of conservative voters also approve.
According to an April 2017 poll by Yahoo News and Marist College , more than half of Americans have tried the
stuff, and 35 million are regular users. In May 2018 the annual Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index showed that
marijuana use is up among federally mandated safety - sensitive workers such as truck drivers, and employers are
being faced with more causes to require a test. Positive tests among these workers, which include truck drivers,
were up nearly 8% in states where marijuana has been legalized.
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New Titanium Membership Levels Bring Opportunities for your
Company
By Karleen Kos, PSAI Executive Director and Rand Retterath, PSAI Marketing
Director
Evolving company needs and r ecent marketplace consolidations have
necessitated the re - evaluation of the PSAI's membership strategies. The result?
Titanium Membership is now available and is availab le to everyone .
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