Drug Abuse

As of mid-2018, marijuana is legal for recreational use in nine states and the District of Columbia and is legal for medicinal use in 21 additional states. This trend towards the decriminalization of marijuana has numerous implications for American workplaces, most of them troublesome. Marijuana in the 21st century bears but a passing resemblance to the Read more »

The legalization of marijuana in the United States seems to have picked up speed in recent years. It’s now legal in eight states and the District of Columbia. More states have referendums around legalizing marijuana on the ballot in upcoming statewide elections. Arrests of drivers with marijuana in their system increased from 8.6 to 12.6 Read more »

It is no secret that alcohol and drug use can create an extensive, expensive problem in the workplace, resulting in absenteeism, fatality, injury, lost productivity, low workplace morale, and theft. Adding insult to injury, business owners must often pick up the additional costs associated with health care and workers’ comp. Specifically as it relates to drug use, Read more »

While you may hear how numerous states rake money in hand-over-fist from revenue generated from legal marijuana sales, sometimes in the neighborhood of tens, or even hundreds of millions of dollars each year, you don’t need to smoke it to imagine how this has an adverse effect on safety. Just think of employees in public Read more »