Rob Wilson explains how popular products like CBD and Delta 8 can complicate an employer’s ability to accurately monitor employee drug use
New data released from Quest Diagnostics reveals that employee drug use has increased in the last few years, with an increase of over 30% since 2011. Notably, marijuana use has led the trend, with positive test results for marijuana increasing by 50% in the last 5 years alone.
“In 2020, the rates of positive drug tests among employees climbed to their highest level since 2001,” says Rob Wilson, President of Employco USA and employment trends expert. “Ten years ago, we were looking at an all-time low since Quest first began testing and tracking employee drugs, but now we have dramatically increased.”
Wilson says the legalization of marijuana has driven the trend, as well as the popular use of marijuana derivatives like CBD.
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