Drug testing is performed by an ever-growing number of employers in the United States, from Fortune 500 companies and state and federal agencies to small businesses. Every company has its own reasons for drug testing applicants, including liability, safety, and risk management. Research has found that employees who use drugs are ten times more likely to Read more »
Ohio Proposes Drug Testing Welfare Recipients
Next month Ohio voters will head to the ballot box to decide the legal status of marijuana in the Buckeye State. If supporters of legalization have their way and Issue 3 passes, pot will be legalized for both medical and recreational use. According to recent polls, the issue remains far from decided, with 46 percent of voters Read more »
Heroin Epidemic Fueled by Illegal Immigration
It affects the US job market, tax spending, crime statistics, and now, illegal immigration may be contributing to a dangerous American epidemic: heroin addiction. Opiates may be the most addictive and dangerous available on the black market in the form of prescription medication already, but drug cartels in Mexico are using any means necessary to smuggle drugs across the Read more »
Veterans Sue Colorado for Refusing to Allow Marijuana for PTSD
Finding themselves in a situation they may feel has all the makings of a “Catch-22”, four veterans are suing the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment and the Colorado Board of Health. In a state where recreational use of marijuana has already been legalized, and despite the recommendation of Chief Medical Officer Dr. Larry Wolk, Read more »
Legal Pot Impacts CO Business
When money is being made from the sale of marijuana as it is in Colorado, people seem to stop asking questions. One of the most often cited reason for states to decriminalize the use of the drug centers on how much money is to be made. In an economy that has struggled for years, legalization Read more »