Under a new bill that was overwhelmingly passed by the Senate, it will be legal to grow hemp, a non-psychoactive variety of the Cannabis sativa plant, in the United States. This is a significant development to take note of as an employer, hiring manager or HR professional. Despite being non-psychoactive, hemp products have been found to produce positive Read more »
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Denver Contractor Is Building an Industry That Hurts Employers
As the first state to legalize both medical and recreational marijuana, Colorado is often at the forefront of marijuana-related news and events. Recently, one Colorado contractor has very publicly expanded his business into the “green” industry, shifting his focus from constructing shipping warehouses and other routine buildings to crafting literal grow houses for the cultivation Read more »
Patients with Mental Illness Receive Half of All Opioid Prescriptions
The American opioid epidemic is one of the most critical public health issues affecting the nation. In August 2017, President Donald Trump was on the verge of declaring a national emergency for the epidemic. According to data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, approximately 12.5 million Americans misused prescription opioids in 2015, leading to Read more »
How OxyContin Helped One Family Get Rich from the Opioid Epidemic
There are many ways to make a fortune in the world. You can manufacture unique products, trade popular goods, dabble in real estate, and even invest in the stock market. Or, you could modify a popular painkiller and falsely market it as an addiction-proof drug, and reap incredible riches. This is exactly what Purdue Pharma did in Read more »
People Are Now Injecting Other People’s Blood to Get High
No, they’re not vampires. They’re just a group of incredibly stupid people who are using blood as a delivery mechanism for a variety of illicit substances such as morphine, methamphetamine and codeine. The funny, or rather sad thing is, blood is a terrible medium to transport drugs. The health risks that blood injection carry are incredibly serious and can Read more »
$1 Million Worth of Meth Lollipops Seized in Houston, Texas
Police in Houston, Texas recently reported that they had busted a drug ring that yielded one million dollars’ worth of methamphetamine (also known as meth) infused lollipops. The news shocked many because meth is one of the most addictive and destructive drugs ever. What should be especially worrying to parents is the fact that these meth lollipops was Read more »
11 States on the Verge of Legalizing Marijuana
Twenty years ago, California voters passed a proposition that would allow marijuana to be used for medical use. Today—still classified as a dangerous Schedule 1 substance under federal law—marijuana is able to be used in four states recreationally without fear of state prosecution. Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington may not be alone for long and pot is already Read more »
US Government Approves Testing Marijuana for PTSD Treatment
Federal permission to test marijuana’s effectiveness as a PTSD treatment has been a long sought after step since initial approval was granted in March 2014. Scientific research into pot’s effects on health and wellness should finally be able to replace anecdotal evidence and wishful thinking. As shown by a recent lawsuit instituted by veterans in Colorado when the Read more »