More Americans than ever have access to legal marijuana, and they're apparently using it more on the job. An annual analysis by the medical lab Quest Diagnostics finds that 4.3% of US workers tested positive for marijuana last year, the highest figure since the company began tracking it in 1988, reports CBS News. The percentage is up from 3.9% in 2021, according to the company, which conducted 6 million workplace urine tests last year. A more troublesome stat is in regard to workplace accidents: The company says 7.3% of workers tested positive for marijuana after an on-the-job mishap, the highest percentage in 25 years, per the Hill.
"This historic rise seems to correspond with sharp increases in positivity for marijuana in both pre-employment and post-accident drug tests, suggesting that changing societal attitudes about marijuana may be impacting workplace behaviors," says Keith Ward, a Quest vice president in a statement. By the count of the Hill, 21 states have fully legalized the use of marijuana, and another 37 have loosened restrictions on medicinal use. (More marijuana stories.)
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