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A Pennsylvania federal court ruled that medical marijuana use does not qualify as a disability under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA)...
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New Mexico has become the third state to legalize psilocybin for therapeutic use, following Oregon and Colorado. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham...
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In a Maryland case, a federal court ruled that the ADA does not protect employees who use medically prescribed marijuana during work hours, since...
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As drug legalization gains traction across the U.S., drug testing laws vary by state. Only five states have strong workplace drug testing...
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A new bill introduced in Prince George’s County aims to prevent public safety departments from automatically disqualifying candidates who test...
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A U.S. District Court in Maryland ruled that employers are not required to allow employees to use medically prescribed marijuana at work, even...
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Although experts are predicting drug testing won’t entirely disappear due to the increased legalization of marijuana, they have said that the...
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As part of the full legalization of recreational marijuana, House Bill 0902 creates the Cannabis Legalization Equity Act, which provides details...
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Employers might assume that an injured worker’s positive post-accident drug or alcohol test will automatically defeat a related workers’...
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Data released by Quest Diagnostics shows that drug use in the United States workforce increased by double digits between 2015 and 2017 in five...
MoreStates Move to Ban Synthetic Urine
Mississippi Representative Willie Bailey recently proposed the bill “Urine Trouble Act,” which is intended to address synthetic urine being used...
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