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Amazon says it will no longer test jobseekers for marijuana use

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NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon said Tuesday that it will stop testing jobseekers for marijuana.The company, the second-largest private employer in the U.S.

behind Walmart, is making the change as states legalize cannabis or introduce laws banning employers from testing for it.In March, a New York man sued Amazon, saying the company rescinded his job offer at an Amazon warehouse because he tested positive for marijuana, even though the city banned employers from testing job applicants for cannabis in 2020.Amazon said in a blog post that it will still test workers for other drugs and conduct "impairment checks" on the job.

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