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A recently published study from the University of Freiburg in Germany has found that rolling a joint is enough to fail a drug test. Even indirect contact with cannabis can give you a false positive, with big implications for legal cases that revolve around a drug test as evidence.
In a move which may have been made in response to federal pressure to expand options for US researchers trying to study the effects of herbal cannabis on the human body, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has announced a wider selection of federally-sanctioned research cannabis, available either in bulk or as individually wrapped cigarettes.
I decided to peruse Craigslist and see what types of jobs require pre-employment drug screening. Keep in mind, I live in Washington with legal weed.
Jackson is unashamed to talk about his cannabis use as a player. He says he resorted to cannabis because he didn't want to take prescription opiates and end up addicted to pain pills as many former players do.
Scientists who study medical marijuana will soon have access to a wider variety of strains. The National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) — the federal "dealer" that supplies the drug to scientists — has received numerous complaints from researchers that the drug they supply is too weak compared with what's sold on the streets, legal or otherwise.
The NCAA (that organization that manages all aspects of collegiate sporting) announced that it has a plan in place to reevaluate the way they go about testing student athletes for recreational drug use.
Federal government officials have complained of the difficulty in hiring good hackers because most of the talent they're looking for also happen to smoke weed.
From the results of laboratory testing, Washington’s recreational cannabis varies widely in THC content. Most strains average around 16% THC, but about 2.5% of cannabis has tested above 28% THC — quite high compared to most.
Police officers will be able to test drivers for drugs on the roadside for the first time after the Home Office approved the first mobile testing device. The "Drugwipe" device can test for cocaine and cannabis from a saliva sample within as little as three minutes.
Forcing drug testing wastes resources, but also gives people unconscious permission to judge and label the poorest and neediest of us, or to justify turning a blind eye to them under the auspices of calling them drug addicts.
The number of drug related DUI/DWIs have sky-rocketed in the last year across the nation as a direct result of the lack of knowledge surrounding the level of impairment while under the influence of cannabis. Needless to say, legal cannabis use and DUI season are a recipe for chaos. These are the top most “little-known” rights you have while engaged in a traffic stop, and the officer suspects you to be under the influence.
The weed you purchase legally at a government sanctioned dispensary is still just as variable as the strains you might buy from a dealer.
If we peel back the onion a bit on cannabis and see why players seem to seek it out, I think it can paint a fair image of weed while still keeping league reputation in tact.
After writing an article about synthetic marijuana, or spice, this past October I was not at all surprised when I read about a new study indicating that emergency visits to the hospital for incidents involving Spice are on the rise.
A Colorado-based testing company, CB Scientific, has released a new home testing kit which allows parents to detect the presence of THC in their kids’ Halloween candy stash before letting them binge on another drug...
Can you flunk your drug test by simply being in the same room with other tokers? It’s possible. So say the results of a new study published this week in the Journal of Analytical Toxicology. Researchers reported that the exposure to second-hand weed smoke ...
Using wastewater (sewage), the researchers can run tests to determine what kinds of drugs people are using and also tell in what concentration.
Prosecutors in Montgomery County, Texas, have filed paperwork to have Adrian Peterson's bail revoked and the Minnesota Vikings running back re-arrested after he told a drug tester that he had recently smoked marijuana before taking a urinalysis test Wednesday.
