Jo McGuire, NDASA Executive Director: Schedule III Marijuana Threatens Transportation Safety

Workplace safety expert Jo McGuire, Executive Director of NDASA, explains how federal rescheduling of marijuana to Schedule III could eliminate THC testing for safety‑sensitive workers — including airline pilots, air traffic controllers, school bus drivers, truck drivers, and more. Jo breaks down what this change means for public safety, why DOT’s long‑standing testing program is at risk, and how high‑potency marijuana products complicate impairment and workplace accidents. Take Action: Please send the following message to your lawmakers in Washington D.C. — personalize it if you wish: Did you know that when marijuana becomes a Schedule III drug, the U.S. Department of Transportation cannot preserve its federally regulated marijuana‑testing program through DOT authority alone if HHS is no longer authorized to include marijuana in its federal testing guidelines and certified laboratory system? That gap must be closed before any final rescheduling rule takes effect for marijuana. NDASA calls on each Senator and Representative to secure an explicit safety carve‑out that preserves uninterrupted marijuana testing for every Federally‑regulated safety‑sensitive position. Please take action NOW to protect America’s traveling public. For more information, contact jomcguire@ndasa.com.