The news is alarming—in light of the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area’s (RMHIDTA) 2015 report on the impact of marijuana legalization in Colorado, the American College of Pediatricians (ACPEDS) has updated its recommendations on marijuana use by adolescents and come down squarely against legalization. Among the ACPED’s most disturbing concerns is growing scientific Read more »
How to Hire Like a Jedi Master
This December, the latest installment of one of the most popular movie franchises in the galaxy will make millions of dollars in ticket sales and billions in merchandise. In fact, the “selling of Star Wars” has already begun, with a manufactured “Force Friday” sales holiday in early September. Even the almost universally panned “prequel” trilogy Read more »
What is the Most Abused Drug in America?
Few will argue the fact that drug abuse ranks high on the list of America’s top ten societal evils. The number of drug-related crimes and deaths per year, the number of lives shattered by drug abuse, the health-care and legal costs associated with it, speak for themselves. Did you know that, according to the National Read more »
How Does Marijuana Really Affect Your Brain?
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), more than 45 percent of adults age 26 or older have used marijuana at least once in their life. The same survey indicates more than 13 percent of youth ages 12 to 17 have used marijuana within the past year. Although some states now allow marijuana use in some Read more »
8 Companies that Definitely Don’t Drug Test
Pot has been big business for decades, but never bigger than it is now. Since recreational weed has been legalized in 4 states and D.C., medical marijuana in 19 others, ganja is—if you’ll pardon the pun—a rapidly growing concern. So much so that it even has its own stock index. A recent Viridian Capital Advisor report details Read more »
Yes, Employers Can Fire You for “Legal” Marijuana
Medical marijuana is now “legal” in 18 states with Washington, Colorado, and the District of Columbia allowing some form of recreational use. While you may think you’re clear of trouble if you choose to use “legal” marijuana, it may not be as safe as you think; your employer still has the right to fire you! Zero-tolerance Read more »
How Effective is Workplace Drug Testing?
An increasing number of companies are randomly testing employees for illicit drug use in the U.S. In fact, 9.1 million urine tests were conducted last year in the country for employers by Quest Diagnostics and almost 350,000 results indicated drug use. The drug of choice, in most cases, was marijuana, painkillers and amphetamines. Issues with Read more »
CO Marijuana Legalization Led to Dramatic Increase in Drugged Driving
Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine analyzed data collected by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the results indicate there may be unintended consequences of legalizing marijuana in the state. NHTSA data from its Fatality Analysis Report System for years 1994 to 2011 was used and compared between states with and without legalized marijuana. Specifically, Colorado vehicle Read more »