College students' use of marijuana in 2018 was at the highest level seen in the past three-and-a-half decades according to a study by the University of Michigan's annual national Monitoring the Future Panel study. Vaping and nicotine also doubled between 2017 and 2018 among college students....
With marijuana's recent legalization across many areas in the country, there has been an increase in misinformation being spread about the drug. While there are many reasons behind the legalization of weed, several common arguments in favor of marijuana are unsubstantiated. The Drug & Alcohol...
Working in the drug testing industry, we get a lot of the same questions concerning different drugs, rules, regulations, and screening policies. Quest Diagnostics, one of our laboratory and clinic partners, recently published some answers to their frequently asked questions about marijuana. We often receive...
CBD oil has been rapidly growing in popularity across the country as a cure-all for everything from headaches to anxiety to cancer. CBD or cannabidiol is generally believed to the be active "medical" ingredient in cannabis and is one of over 500 chemicals found in...
A recently published article for The Atlantic, America's Invisible Pot Addicts, takes a look at a side of legalized marijuana use that many Americans may not be aware of. They follow the story of "Evan" a self-proclaimed cannabis addict who has been struggling to get sober....
Over 80% of employers are concerned about safety in the workplace with regards to marijuana's recreational legalization in many states, according to Current Consulting Group's 2019 employer survey. One of the biggest worries or impacts following marijuana's legalization is the potential for high costs at employers'...
Beginning in 2020, Nevada employers will no longer be able to refuse to hire a job applicant for failing a marijuana drug test. This new law was signed into effect just last week by Governor Steve Sisolak and makes Nevada the first state to pass...
A 2018 survey of employers within the U.S. found that 5% are considering removing marijuana from their workplace drug testing panel in the upcoming year. With all the changing laws, at a first glance removing marijuana may seem like a good idea—but is it really? What...
It's easy to find a lot of information about drug testing online, but unfortunately a lot of that information isn't always the most accurate or reliable. We get clients coming to us all the time with some of these common drug testing myths and half-truths....
New court rulings have favored medicinal marijuana users who are trying to gain or keep jobs, prompting employers to be wary of changing laws. Last month, a federal court in Connecticut ruled that refusing to hire a medical marijuana user after they tested positive during a...