In drug testing, panels are the different types of drugs that are being screened. The Department of Transportation uses a 5-panel test and it’s the most common, because it covers some of the most commonly abused drugs. A 10-panel drug test covers a slightly larger range of drugs and is useful as a post-accident screening Read more »
How Do Marijuana and Synthetic Marijuana Differ?
Sometimes names can be misleading. If you’re talking motor oil, you reason that a synthetic version is created in a lab with a very specific ingredient list and under careful supervision. If you’re talking about synthetic marijuana, however, things are much different. Many people are familiar with the kind of marijuana grown and cultivated, leaves and Read more »
How Does a Mouth Swab Drug Test Work?
Is it possible to make sure your workplace is drug free without requiring employees to walk into a bathroom and provide a sample in a cup? “Urine” luck! Mouth swab drug tests are safe, non-invasive, and quick and can be implemented in your workplace drug testing program. How it works One of the primary appeals Read more »
Your Boss Can Still Fire You For Smoking Pot in Colorado
What a wonderful new world we live in, huh? The sky seems even more blue than before, the air has that aroma of burning bud and the grass — well, yeah, it’s green — and it’s being smoked out in the open in more and more states. Colorado was one of the first places in Read more »
Rules for Drug Testing Where Marijuana Is Legal
Twenty-four states and Washington, D.C. have legalized medical marijuana. Four states—Alaska, Colorado, Washington, and Oregon, as well as D.C.—have legalized recreational pot. If you live in one of those areas, you may believe your employees are protected at all times, in all places. That would be a mistake. Even in states where medical and/or recreational Read more »
Everything You Need to Know About Colorado Marijuana Laws (But Were Too Stoned to Ask)
“Sweet!” you say? “Mary Jane, be she medical or recreational, is legal in the Centennial State, so sky high’s the limit,” you chuckle? Man, we really hate to be a downer, but you might want to open a window and suck in a lungful of fresh air, because you’re going to want to pay attention Read more »
Obama Quietly Signed Law Ending Fed Prohibition on Medical Marijuana Last December
Buried within the spending bill passed by Congress and signed by President Obama this past December, is a section short on words but long on impact. (Sec. 246) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to: interfere with the ability of veterans to participate in a state-approved medicinal marijuana program, deny services to Read more »
8 Reasons to Start Drug Testing Right Now
The benefits of a drug-free workplace aren’t a product of speculation, but a matter of record, as are the risks, drawbacks, and dangers involved when employees use drugs. Suffice it to say, as a business owner, you have a lot to lose if employees abuse drugs and/or alcohol on the job. Drug testing is the Read more »