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Airlines impose cannabis ban on pilots and cabin crew
Air Canada, WestJet and Jazz are among the carriers that have imposed a blanket ban on cannabis use for many employees directly involved in flight operations as Transport Canada warns that cannabis is a “potential threat” to aviation safety. (www.thestar.com) 更多...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
So pilots cant use a legal drug in Canada, but school bus drivers can? Oh for the days when people could live with a little pain.
Perhaps we could inquire of the organizations that have been involved in drug use and flying for decades. What are the Cartel policies on drug use for their international delivery pilots? They would be the subject matter experts.
Would you feel safer with a suicidal pilot or Cheek and Chong? Just saying!
The druggies are not going to be happy.
This issue is already being addressed by departments of public safety in states where marijuana is legalized already. Yes, marijuana stays in your system for 30 days. No, only a certain level in a certain time frame makes you intoxicated. In ERs across the country, we deal far more often with people who are using synthetic marijuana. It doesn't make you "pop" a drug test. It is far worse than marijuana, imo. Agitation, syncope and catatonic behavior, elevated BP and pulse-that is the "high" of synthetic marijuana. The people using it are also in high risk jobs. So, sure, the airline industry is having to rely on pilots who did not come from the military. Those lifelong civilian pilots may not have the conservative and antidrug mindset of an ex-military pilot. I would prefer the airline industry approach the marijuana issue realistically instead of how the oil and gas industry deals with it, by pretending drug testing "prevents" a problem. And, BTW, this ER doc is ex-military so no squacking about unfair portrayals. As for docs and pot, do not get me started. The quarterly newsletter from the medical board always lists dozens losing their licenses over alcohol abuse. Pot is the least of their problems.
reminds me of how heroin surged after drug testing became widespread in the 80s, since it clears the system much faster than cannabis