Occupational Medical Society Urges U.S. Congress to Consider the Implications for Workplace Safety if Marijuana Is Legalized

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Marijuana is an impairing substance and its legalization has huge public and workplace health implications. Before passing any legislation legalizing this substance, the U.S. Congress should proceed deliberately and consider workplace safety when dealing with this complex issue, according to a statement released by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), the nation’s… Continue reading Occupational Medical Society Urges U.S. Congress to Consider the Implications for Workplace Safety if Marijuana Is Legalized

Courts Are Siding with Employees Who Use Medical Marijuana

Marijuana, a Schedule 1 drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), is the most commonly detected illicit drug in employment drug testing. According to Quest Diagnostics, in 2018, approximately 3% of urine-based workplace drug screenings tested positive for marijuana. Notwithstanding marijuana’s illegality under federal law, 33 states and the District of Columbia have legalized… Continue reading Courts Are Siding with Employees Who Use Medical Marijuana

Drug Tests Show Marijuana Use at 14-Year High Among Workers

More American workers are testing positive for marijuana, a new report finds, as lawmakers in New Jersey and Illinois push to join nearly a dozen more states where recreational use of the drug is now legal. The number of workers and job applicants who tested positive for marijuana climbed 10% last year to 2.3%, according… Continue reading Drug Tests Show Marijuana Use at 14-Year High Among Workers

Kapatoes Insurance Services Expands Product liability offering; CBD Insurance

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Kapatoes Insurance Services expands its product liability offering to meet the needs of retailers offering products that contain CBD oil. After insuring thousands of retail health food stores nationwide, we found out that our store owners were becoming product developers and manufacturers themselves. This direct relationship gives us a very specific knowledge of your products. We take… Continue reading Kapatoes Insurance Services Expands Product liability offering; CBD Insurance

New York and New Jersey Governors Call for Marijuana Legalization

The Democratic governors of New York and New Jersey each set goals to legalize recreational marijuana as part of their 2019 agendas, declaring in separate State of the State speeches Tuesday that new laws should raise state revenue and redress past criminal and economic injustice. “We must ensure that those with a past mark on… Continue reading New York and New Jersey Governors Call for Marijuana Legalization