If you're looking for work in Alaska, don't be surprised to hear these words: "If you smoke pot, you can't work here."

The folks who might say those words -- human resource managers -- screen and hire new employees for Alaska businesses, industries, government agencies and nonprofits. Most of them want nothing to do with you if you use marijuana and other illegal drugs.

Pot smokers and dopers can forget about another long list: The jobs and professional careers in Alaska that automatically reject applicants who test positive for illicit drugs. A small sample of those careers includes barge and ferry boat captains, commercial airline and bush pilots, police, troopers and security personnel, heavy-equipment operators and mine workers. And the list goes on.

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