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> Plus, I find the whole "pee in a cup" thing demeaning, intrusive and offensive.

Marijuana is still US federally illegal.

It is as well in most of europe. And its also illegal to make your employees take a drug test in most of europe unless you work for the police or with heavy machinery

That's a matter for law enforcement, not your employer.

OP of comment says they were applying for a federal job. So federal rules apply.

Not everything that is "federal" is the same.

Hiring policies and legality are different matters.

If there is a hiring policy against it, then that hiring policy is paternalistic and demeaning and shouldn't exist.

If it's illegal, that's not the responsibility of the people hiring you.

The people in charge of hiring should not be trying to enforce laws outside of the workplace.

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