Taking a step toward legalizing marijuana at the federal level, the House passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act on Friday. Introduced on July 23, 2019, the MORE Act would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act and goes so far as to include erasing prior convictions. The news thrilled marijuana advocates, of Read more »
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Are Bus Drivers Testing Positive for Pot?
School bus drivers are entrusted with our most precious cargo. It’s imperative that they’re in command of their senses. Sadly, though, there’s a chance that some smoked pot before they loaded up our kids and hit the road. A report released by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association (FMCSA) Clearinghouse confirmed that between the months Read more »
Marijuana Drug Testing Under Fire in NYC
Advocates for marijuana reform cheered the New York City council’s decision to shield prospective employees from marijuana drug testing last year. However, there were concerns about the law interfering with federally mandated drug testing of safety-sensitive employees. Employers were urged to contact city government officials en masse to voice their thoughts on the matter. In Read more »
Oregon Votes to Decriminalize Heroin and Cocaine
Citizens in the State of Oregon voted to decriminalize hard drugs like methamphetamine, heroin, oxycontin, and cocaine. Now, instead of possible jail time, anyone found in possession of small amounts of these and other hard drugs will receive a violation similar to a traffic ticket. In fact, there won’t even be a trial—pay a $100 Read more »
Fentanyl and Heroin Use Increasing by Double Digits
A Quest Diagnostics Health Trends study released this month in a publication by Population Health Management indicates the illicit use of fentanyl, heroin, and nonprescribed opiates is increasing by double digits. The unsettling discovery is likely related to the impact of COVID-19. This is despite the fact that employee drug testing declined rapidly during the Read more »
Marijuana Won’t Ease the Opioid Crisis
The theory that marijuana can be used to treat opioid withdrawal symptoms is all over the internet. Once the news got out, some were certain that replacing opioids with marijuana could eventually bring an end to the opioid epidemic. There’s a hole in that theory from the start though. Many studies on the subject found Read more »
Positive Drug Tests Reach 16 Year High
Positive drug tests are on the rise. If you doubt that drugs in the workplace remain a problem nationwide, you’re about to get an eye-opener. Quest Diagnostics released its annual report on August 25th. It shows that positive drug tests in the combined United States workforce climbed to its highest level since 2003. The numbers are Read more »
The Dangers of Designer Drugs
Designer drugs chemically resemble controlled or illegal substances. Manufacturers alter the ingredients but still obtain the desired effect of the drug that they’re imitating. They achieve it by changing up the chemical formula or composition so that existing drug regulations don’t apply to them. Drug users may think it’s trendy to use the latest designer Read more »