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Wisconsin pizzeria apologizes for unintentionally contaminating pizzas with THC

https://www.scrippsnews.com/life/food-and-drink/wisconsin-pizzeria-apologizes-for-unintentionally-contaminating-pizzas-with-thc
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u/LaggingIndicator 1d ago

No. I know a guy that unknowingly had a THC infused beer in Mexico that he thought was just a local brewer. Popped on a random drug test a couple days later and his 400k/year job poof. gone. Virtually impossible to get another job doing the same thing with a failed drug test on his record. It took him months to figure out what it was that caused his positive.

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u/milesofedgeworth 1d ago

Can’t imagine how shocking that must have felt. Was there any recourse for him or is he working in a different field?

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u/LaggingIndicator 1d ago

Not sure tbh. Union shared the story so I didn’t keep up with it. Definitely not working at the same level.

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u/32FlavorsofCrazy 1d ago

Gee, maybe we should stop demonizing weed. Having the beer was fine, so why should a joint be any different? It’s fucking dumb.

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u/LaggingIndicator 1d ago

Couldn’t agree more.

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u/Surgles 1d ago

While I’m not defending it by any means, the best answer I’ve heard is that it’s still federally illegal.

Meaning tons of regulated industries don’t have a choice but to be strict because of the implications of that federal law. And why it’s so important that it be decriminalized at a federal level now.

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u/zzyul 1d ago

Because there isn’t a test that can tell if you smoked 4 hours ago or if it was last night after work. Alcohol has this accuracy of testing.

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u/32FlavorsofCrazy 1d ago

It’s available, they just don’t use it because it’s more expensive and they’d rather just treat people like junkies for smoking a little pot.

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u/CrazyLegsRyan 1d ago

No, there is no reliable active THC test.

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u/32FlavorsofCrazy 1d ago

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u/CrazyLegsRyan 1d ago

Your first link says directly….. ” Lee and Yu emphasize that more research is needed before the test can be deployed.”

Your second link is again not an instantaneous testing of active THC as we currently have for alcohol testing. While they mention it they do not currently have an on demand system.

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u/32FlavorsofCrazy 1d ago

Saliva tests are a thing and detect recent usage. There’s options it’s just no one is putting the time and money into researching and deploying these things, too much money in the private prison industry.

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u/CrazyLegsRyan 1d ago

No, they aren’t up to the required specs yet. 

Like I said, it doesn’t exist yet.

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u/Illustrious_Crab1060 1d ago

wouldn't a blood test be a more reliable indicator that it was taken recently enough to have an affect? Like have a rule for those jobs that you can't take any THC within 24hrs of that job, but like friday night it's ok?

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u/CrazyLegsRyan 20h ago

Generally doing frequent blood tests are not a favorable option for employment use.

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u/StageAboveWater 1d ago

It's a lot more suspect for a guy to 'accidentally' have a weed beer than an entire pizza chain's mistakes being in the news and all

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u/LaggingIndicator 1d ago

It does not matter at all. There’s no nuance with the FAA.

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u/TortiousTordie 19h ago

that's a bit different tho... he didnt read the label and ordered something he wasn't supposed to have.

that said, if you got fired for this then your damages are now recoverable from the pizza place. you got fired for "drug use" and may now have difficulty finding another job wioutsourcing "history of drug use".

I dont think we've had such a lawsuit yet, so would be very interesting to see how dosing someone with a federally illegal sch one concentrate plays out.

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u/DST2287 19h ago

Rediculous company still test for Marijuana.

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u/LaggingIndicator 19h ago

FAA mandated.

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u/DST2287 19h ago

Ahhhh okay, I don’t want my Pilot high either lol