Drug testing for a job?

[teyrnon72]

so, i have a job interview tomorrow for a job working with handicapped people. the job duties would include caring for them at the home they live at as well as bringing them to different places they need to go(the store, the bank, etc). I would use my own vehicle so right there that takes insurance responsibility off of them in the event of a car accident or another incident like that. so this is where my question comes in. i smoke pot fairly often. i'd say about 4 or 5 times a week. i do it responsibly, like i dont drive while stoned, i dont smoke before i do important tasks, i get everything i need to do before i smoke, everything like that. i definately wouldn't go to work stoned. when i had a phone interview with one of the managers today he talked about getting cpr certified and certified by the state of massachusetts to administer medication and everything like that but he didn't even mention a drug test. i live in massachusetts, would i be required by law to get drug tested because i would be working with the handicapped or anything else like that?

[ern]

Many jobs now test as a matter of course, and this certainly seems like a job that would, but no, it isn't required by state law. While it's nice that you wouldn't smoke before work or drive high, not everyone who smokes would make those concessions, and in fact, you regularly break the law, so why would you respect the laws they must follow to be licensed by the state, especially those that seem dumb or unimportant to you? Unfortunately for you, if they test, unless you cheat, you won't get the job.