The headlines read “NEVADA EMPLOYERS CANNOT REFUSE TO HIRE BASED ON A POSITIVE MARIJUANA TEST” Ever heard of the term fake news? This headline borders on fake news. I can imagine employers in Nevada now thinking that they must hire people who have a positive marijuana test. But, as we have written before please don’t […]

A dilute specimen occurs when a urine specimen is used to conduct a drug test. According to the Department of Transportation  : A “dilute specimen” is a urine sample that has a higher than average water content. The goal when diluting a sample is to minimize the drug levels visible in urine. … This can […]

Workforce drug testing positivity rates continue to climb. BUT we have GOOD News that can counterbalance the BAD News of rising positivity rates. BAD NEWS The rate of workforce drug positivity hit a fourteen-year high in 2018, according to a new analysis released by Quest Diagnostics, the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services. Increases […]

If you, as an employer, have an employee with a medical marijuana card, you should be sure NOT to discontinue testing other employees in your workforce. A recent article in the Baltimore Sun reports that a Belcamp woman with a medical marijuana card told police that she sells the product she gets from an Aberdeen dispensary […]

If your neighbor engaged in an activity that resulted in injury, would you want to emulate it? We think not. So why do so many states want to legalize marijuana given Colorado’s experience? We have written before about Colorado’s experience with marijuana and its effects on traffic-related deaths. Now, this article highlights the fact that […]