If I Fail a Police Department Drug Test, Can I Be Arrested?

Question by jimboneill1208: If I fail a Police Department drug test, can i be arrested?
I live in Tennessee and am applying for a job with the Knoxville Police Department. I used drugs a couple of weeks ago, but won’t use them again. If I fail the pre-employment drug test, can I be arrested?

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Answer by baseball7069
ahhhhhh yes

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