New York, NY: The NBA and the Players Association have reportedly settled upon a new collective bargaining agreement that amends the league’s cannabis-related policies. The new agreement codifies changes first implemented on a temporary basis in 2020 limiting the ability of league officials to randomly screen players for cannabis and to punish those who test positive. The changes are similar to those implemented by Major …
Helena, MT: House and Senate lawmakers have advanced legislation, Senate Bill 13, amending the state’s implied consent law so that police may administer oral fluid tests to motorists suspected of being under the influence of drugs. The bill now awaits action from Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte. The legislation stipulates, “A person who operates or is in actual physical control of a vehicle … is considered to …
Various reasons exist as to why someone would be subjected to a drug test for THC, and there are various types of tests to detect THC in someone’s system, including urine tests, blood tests (much rarer due to the invasive nature and cost of testing), saliva tests, sweat tests, hair follicle tests, and even emerging technology-based tests (of questionable value). …
Rockville, March 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As per this new study by Fact.MR, a provider of market research and competitive intelligence, the global detox drinks market is expected to hit a valuation of US$ 10 billion by the end of 2033, increasing at 7.1% CAGR from 2023 to 2033. Detox drinks aid in the elimination of harmful toxins that can have …
Ann Arbor, MI: Black newborns are more likely to undergo drug testing than are other babies, according to data published in the journal JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Network Open. Researchers affiliated with the University of Michigan assessed rates of infant drug testing in a cohort of over 26,000 newborn children. They reported that clinicians ordered drug tests to be performed on …
Boston, MA: Patients selected to undergo marijuana-specific drug screening during the labor and delivery process are disproportionately Hispanic or African American and they are also likely to be on subsidized health insurance plans, according to data published in the journal Hospital Pediatrics. Researchers affiliated with Harvard Medical School assessed characteristics of 1,924 patients who underwent peripartum toxicology testing between 2016 and 2020 at five …
Washington, DC: Over 40,000 commercially licensed truck drivers failed federally mandated drug screens for marijuana in 2022, and many did not reapply to return to work, according to statistics compiled by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse, a branch of the US Department of Transportation. Federal law mandates commercially licensed drivers to randomly undergo marijuana urinalysis …
Baltimore, MD: Those who consume hemp-derived extracts on a regular basis risk testing positive for cannabis on a urinalysis drug screen, according to data published in the journal Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. A team of researchers from the United States and Canada evaluated whether the ingestion of retail oral hemp-derived CBD products (containing ≤0.3 percent THC) would trigger a positive drug screen for the presence …
St. Louis, MO: Patients ordered to undergo marijuana-specific drug screening during the labor and delivery process are disproportionately Black and are also likely to be on subsidized health insurance plans, according to data published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology. Researchers affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis assessed drug screening practices in a labor and delivery unit of an urban hospital over a …
Washington, DC: A plurality of Americans oppose workplace policies that permit employers to drug test employees for cannabis in states where its off-the-job use is legal, according to nationwide polling data provided by YouGov.com. Forty-four percent of respondents said that they opposed “allowing employers to test workers for marijuana in states where [it] is legal.” Thirty-six percent of respondents supported the policy and 20 …