“There are certain jobs which there are U.S. “If somebody is believed to be using or high at work, then we would continue to screen for marijuana and other drugs.”īroome also said there are some driver jobs that would still require pre-employment screening for marijuana. “A number of states have changed their laws and we felt we might be missing some good candidates because of the marijuana issue and we felt that pre-screening for marijuana was on the whole, counterproductive,” said Rich Broome, executive vice president of corporate communications and community affairs for Caesars. has joined the ranks of companies that no longer screen job candidates for marijuana use as a condition of employment.īut that doesn’t mean the company has stopped all testing.Ī company spokesman on Monday said the need for good workers coupled with the state’s recent legalization of recreational marijuana use has ended pre-employment testing for pot. (AP Photo/John Locher)Ĭaesars Entertainment Corp. April 20, or 4/20, is the numerical code for marijuana's high holiday, a homage to pot's enduring appeal and universal slang for smoking. A customer shops for marijuana at the Exhale Nevada dispensary, Friday, April 20, 2018, in Las Vegas.
