Cannabis drug testing remains a challenge in the workplace
Karen Belanger
- 16 January 2021
SABC News l Jamaine Krige l 27 August 2020
Cannabis can be detected for up to four weeks by standard urine tests.
Recent changes in legislation which decriminalise cannabis use for adults in South Africa, have proven challenging for companies conducting drug-screening in the workplace.
Cannabis can be detected for up to four weeks by standard urine tests – the type most often used in a work environment. These tests, however, do not tell when the substance was used or whether the employee is impaired at the time of the test.