Amazon is lobbying the US government to legalise cannabis and in support of a law that would expunge cannabis-related offences from criminal records, the company has confirmed.Earlier this year, the e-commerce giant announced that it would be excluding the drug from its pre-employment screening programme, as well as reinstating the eligibility of former employees and applicants who had tested positive.
The company – which is the second largest employer in the US – said there were three key reasons behind the move, including the growing levels of legalisation in many states across America which made screening unfair.
But it …
