For actual welfare recipients, it's probably a good idea, but I think that people collecting unemployment insurance should be not be required to participate in drug testing. Unemployment insurance is not the same thing as "welfare", as the recipients worked and got laid off usually through no fault of their own - and they paid into the system from their salaries, along with employers.

Plenty of Americans are now, and will soon be, getting their first taste of unemployment benefits. It would be totally unrealistic to test them all, even in Floriduh.
Breukelen advocaat Reviewed by Breukelen advocaat on . States Consider Drug Tests for Welfare Recipients Agree or disagree? Personally I think they should test for everything including weed and if you test positive, revoke the benefits. The way I see it, if you are collecting tax payer money to live, you can't afford $25-100 a quarter. The only exception being if you live in a state that has legalized medical use and have a prescription. Drugs are a luxury and should be used by those who can afford them. From FoxNews.com: Rating: 5