Tag: drug testing

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July 8, 2013
07/08/2013
Oklahoma Welfare Drug Screening Finds Few Dopers

Oklahoma Welfare Drug Screening Finds Few Dopers

Last year, the Oklahoma legislature passed and Gov. Mary Fallin (R) signed into law a bill mandating drug screening for welfare applicants. The bill was designed to...
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June 24, 2013
06/24/2013
Good, Bad Drug Measures Die Along With Farm Bill

Good, Bad Drug Measures Die Along With Farm Bill

013 The Farm Bill (House Bill 1947) died in the House Thursday morning as Democrats rebelled against deep cuts to food stamps. The vote to kill it...
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June 18, 2013
06/18/2013
Texas to Drug Test Some Unemployment Applicants

Texas to Drug Test Some Unemployment Applicants

With Republican Gov. Rick Perry’s signature Friday, a bill that would require some people seeking unemployment assistance to undergo drug tests has become law. But critics say...
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June 12, 2013
06/12/2013
Colorado Marijuana Mogul Busted in Alabama for Possession

Colorado Marijuana Mogul Busted in Alabama for Possession

Vincent Keber, managing director of the company behind Dixie Elixirs, was arrested for possession May 18 at the Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama. For the next...
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June 4, 2013
06/04/2013
Texas Unemployment Drug Testing Bill Passes

Texas Unemployment Drug Testing Bill Passes

The Texas legislature last week approved a bill that would require some applicants for unemployment benefits to undergo drug testing, but another bill that would have required...
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June 3, 2013
06/03/2013
UFC Raises Testing Threshold for Marijuana to WADA Standard

UFC Raises Testing Threshold for Marijuana to WADA Standard

UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Marc Ratner, said the testing threshold in UFC for marijuana will be raised from 50ng/mL to 150ng/mL, in line with the new standard set...
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May 17, 2013
05/17/2013
Study: Student Drug Testing Programs Linked to Spikes in Hard Drug Use

Study: Student Drug Testing Programs Linked to Spikes in Hard Drug Use

Schools that institute student drug testing programs are likely to experience a rise in students’ consumption of ‘hard’ drugs, according to observational trial data published this week in the Journal...
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May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
Next-Gen Cannabis Smokers: True Freedom

Next-Gen Cannabis Smokers: True Freedom

Yesterday I was sitting outside my house here in Washington and I was taking a hit off my bong. I found myself still feeling a deep, yet...
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April 30, 2013
04/30/2013
Indiana Welfare Drug Testing Bill Fails

Indiana Welfare Drug Testing Bill Fails

A bill that would have required Hoosier State welfare recipients to undergo drug testing based on a “reasonable suspicion” of drug use was killed Friday after the...
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March 27, 2013
03/27/2013
Federal Court Again Blocks Missouri College Drug Testing Plan

Federal Court Again Blocks Missouri College Drug Testing Plan

For the second time, a Missouri federal district court judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking Linn State Technical College from drug testing all first-year and some returning students....
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February 27, 2013
02/27/2013
Federal Appeals Court Blocks Florida Welfare Drug Test Law

Federal Appeals Court Blocks Florida Welfare Drug Test Law

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta Tuesday upheld a preliminary injunction blocking Florida’s 2011 law requiring welfare applicants to take and pass a drug test....
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February 27, 2013
02/27/2013
Indiana House Approves Welfare Drug Test Bill

Indiana House Approves Welfare Drug Test Bill

The Republican-controlled Indiana House voted overwhelmingly Monday to approve a “reasonable suspicion” drug testing bill for welfare recipients. House Bill 1483 advanced to the state Senate on a 78-17...
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February 18, 2013
02/18/2013
Video: Drug Tests, How Long Does Marijuana Stay in Your System?

Video: Drug Tests, How Long Does Marijuana Stay in Your System?

HomeHealthTesting has put together a tight two-minute video on urine, saliva and hair cannabis drug tests, which look for the cannabinoid THC. It also provides the average amount...
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February 15, 2013
02/15/2013
CNN Video – Stoned Drivers Test Skills

CNN Video – Stoned Drivers Test Skills

A new CNN video shows how marijuana affects the driving skills of three different stoned drivers. The levels of active THC in the subjects blood were also...
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February 6, 2013
02/06/2013
Virginia Welfare Drug Testing Bill Killed

Virginia Welfare Drug Testing Bill Killed

A bill backed by Republicans that would have required drug screening and testing of welfare recipients died Monday in the Virginia Senate. The measure failed by one...
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January 31, 2013
01/31/2013
Virginia Welfare Drug Testing Bill Moving

Virginia Welfare Drug Testing Bill Moving

A Republican-backed bill that would subject welfare recipients to drug testing has passed a second committee vote and now heads to the Senate floor. The bill was approved...
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January 30, 2013
01/30/2013
Prosecutors Drop Marijuana DUI Against Former Rep Watson

Prosecutors Drop Marijuana DUI Against Former Rep Watson

Former House Minority Leader, Robert Watson, will not be charged with a marijuana DUI and possession. The DUI was dismissed because a urine test can not prove...
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January 29, 2013
01/29/2013
NCAA to Tighten Up Marijuana Testing, But Reduce Penalties

NCAA to Tighten Up Marijuana Testing, But Reduce Penalties

The NCAA is reducing the threshold for a positive result for marijuana, meaning that student athletes who smoke pot are more likely to be caught. At the...
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January 2, 2013
01/02/2013
Florida Must Pay Attorney Fees in Employee Drug Test Lawsuit

Florida Must Pay Attorney Fees in Employee Drug Test Lawsuit

06:54pm A federal judge has ordered the state of Florida to pay more than $190,000 in attorneys’ fees in a case challenging an executive order ordering...
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December 26, 2012
12/26/2012
Michigan Court Strikes Marijuana Blood Test

Michigan Court Strikes Marijuana Blood Test

A Mason district judge has ruled blood tests on a motorist to determine marijuana presence cannot be used in a case because the head of the Michigan...
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