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A Texas oil refinery whose substance abuse policy said an employee “whose drug test is positive, regardless of the reasons for the test,” would be...
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With state legislative sessions winding down, it’s been pretty quiet on the medical marijuana front, except for California, where both...
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Although medical marijuana is now legal in twenty-three states, including New Mexico, it remains illegal under federal law. This creates a...
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The Measure 91 marijuana legalization initiative approved by Oregon voters is now in effect. That means that people 21 and over can now legally...
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A federal study of substance use trends revealed that women, people age 18 to 25, and those with higher incomes and private insurance have been...
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Last November, two-thirds of Washington, D.C., residents voted to pass Initiative 71, which decriminalizes the possession of marijuana in the...
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Closing a gap in Hawaii’s medical marijuana law, a new law sets up a regime of vertically integrated grow facilities and retail dispensing...
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The states of Colorado and Washington, as well as the District of Columbia, have enacted laws legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. Those...
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A new study finds 14% of American adults currently have an alcohol use disorder (AUD). Many have never been treated. Thirty percent of those...
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Connecticut’s drug testing laws apply only to urinalysis drug tests and not to a drug test using hair specimens which led to an...
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