Drug Testing Industry News & Topics
How will medical pot affect employers?
“If an employee tests positive for marijuana, can I fire him?” As support for legalization of marijuana use spreads around the nation, the issues for employers become more confusing in terms of workplace policy, drug testing, liability, and legal positions. It began...
Pot and Driving: Designated Straight Person?
With marijuana for medical and recreational use gaining increasing acceptance and popularity across the nation, the social issues this raises have been examined from many sides. What about impairment in the workplace? What course of action should employers take? What...
And the Future of Drug Testing Is…
When drug testing professionals speculate about the future of the industry, the talk tends towards topics like more reliable tests, more sensitive tests, tamper-proofing, keeping up with new designer drugs. But what if the industry were to go off in a whole new...
Drug Testing in the Workplace: Part One—How’s It Faring?
Quest Diagnostic recently reported a dramatic three-decade drop in positive drug test results from American workers—from 13.6% in 1988 to 3.7% in 2013 for urinalysis tests! Caution is advised, however, to anyone who feels we are winning the war on drugs and we can let...
How Fair is Drug Testing for Welfare?
A two-decade-old debate around drug testing of welfare recipients rages on. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker recently submitted a budget that included drug testing of all recipients of food stamp and unemployment benefits. He backed down on the food stamp portion, but...
Marijuana Candy: That’s Not Just a Sugar Rush!
In a 2013 blog entry, we warned of the dangers to trick-or treating-kids on Halloween of candy laced with marijuana. Illicit street dealers were creating all kinds of candies that contained some form of cannabis, both for convenience, as a new and marketable product,...
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