More US workers are testing positive for cannabis and it has employers worried they are high on the job
- Nearly one in five American workers tested positive for drug use in long-term screenings last year, driven by a rise in cannabis consumption that is forcing companies to reevaluate their hiring practices.
- According to new data from Quest Diagnostics, 19.1 percent of workers screened via hair analysis in 2025 returned a positive result, representing a 46 percent increase from 2021.
- Marijuana accounted for 52.5 percent of those positive hair tests.
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- Nearly one in five American workers tested positive for drug use in long-term screenings last year, driven by a rise in cannabis consumption that is forcing companies to reevaluate their hiring practices.
- According to new data from Quest Diagnostics, 19.1 percent of workers screened via hair analysis in 2025 returned a positive result, representing a 46 percent increase from 2021.
- Marijuana accounted for 52.5 percent of those positive hair tests.
Sources: The Independent