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To Unlock the Potential of Cannabis, The Industry Needs More Research

By Kevin Murphy A recent spate of vaping-related lung illnesses has lawmakers and health officials calling for more testing of legal cannabis products. But because cannabis is [...]

18
Dec
Photo Source: Major League Baseball is considering removing cannabis from the banned substance list for minor league players while implementing an opioid testing program in both the minor and major leagues, according to a CBS Sports report. The proposal was first reported by The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. According to the report, players on the 40-man roster are not tested for cannabis but non-40-man roster minor league players are, and 13 players were suspended last season for cannabis use. Rosenthal says major league players “have not been subject to testing for marijuana.” The opioid testing proposal comes more than five months after the death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs who had two different types of opioids in his system at the time of his death. Players who fail an opioid test would be referred to treatment rather than suspended. Under the current rules, non-40-man roster minor leaguers are suspended 25 games for their first positive test for a “drug of abuse” – which includes cannabis – 50 games for a second positive test, 100 games for a third positive test. A fourth positive test bans a player for life. To date, no minor leaguer has been banned for life for cannabis use, although former Brewers relief pitcher Jeremy Jeffress was suspended three times for cannabis use. Jeffress was released by the Brewers on September 3 after an injury-shortened campaign.
MLB Considers Not Testing Minor Leaguers for Cannabis

The MLB may remove cannabis from its banned substances list for minor league players; major [...]

11
Dec
OHA Issues Bulletin To Clarify Cannabis Extracts and Concentrate Regulations
OHA Issues Bulletin To Clarify Cannabis Extracts and Concentrate Regulations

By Keith Mansur The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has issued a bulletin to clarify some [...]

20
Feb
Pot in the workplace: Oregon is No. 1 for positive drug tests
Pot in the workplace: Oregon is No. 1 for positive drug tests

By Lizzy Acker We’re number one! In people failing drugs test for weed! According to [...]

28
Sep
U.S. Representatives Introduce Bill to Collect Data on Cannabis
Long wait for Oregon rec cannabis permits

New recreational cannabis applicants in Oregon have to wait at least a year for a [...]

07
Sep
First Saliva Screening Roadside Test for Cannabis Approved in Canada
First Saliva Screening Roadside Test for Cannabis Approved in Canada

The quest for a cannabis breathalyzer to keep stoned drivers off the road is still [...]

30
Aug
Police Officers in Prohibition States Are Getting Busted for Marijuana
Police Officers in Prohibition States Are Getting Busted for Marijuana

Some law enforcement are jumping into the illegal marketplace. By Mike Adams In the 1992 film [...]

23
Aug