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Ducey Signs Marijuana Bill as Legislative Session Closes
04/08/2015
carriers and self-insured employers can't be forced to buy medical marijuana for injured workers. The Senate passed the bill 26-3 on March 30 and the House passed it 54-3 on Feb. 19.
At the same time state lawmakers passed a bill that would create a public safety study committee to research and report
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Alternatives to Drug Testing Proposed for Assessing Marijuana Impairment
05/22/2017
of marijuana on employee performance can vary widely the Lockton paper notes. Less than a third of studies reviewed in the Hickox report found a correlation between marijuana use and decreased function. One study actually found a statistically significant increase in output per hour for marijuana
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Opioids Impact on Comp Spotlighted at Rx Drug Abuse Summit
04/03/2013
standards at Quest Diagnostics also unveiled a study that showed the abuse of medications extends beyond opioids. Abbott said in a recent study 60 of patients tested had misused prescription medications and many of them combined drugs without physician oversight.
Abbott said non-prescribed marijuana was
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Appellate Court Finds again that Employer Must Pay for Claimant's Marijuana
01/20/2015
opportunity instead of a burden."
Indeed a study published in the American Medical Associations Journal of Internal Medicine says there is a link between lower opioid overdose deaths and legalized medical marijuana.
There are 23 states where medical- marijuana use is legal Alaska Arizona California
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NSC Says THC Not for Those in Safety-Sensitive Jobs
10/24/2019
The National Safety Council is urging workers in safety-sensitive jobs to refrain from marijuana use even if the drug is legal and recommended by a doctor.
Research is clear that cannabis impacts psychomotor skills and cognitive ability the NSC said in a policy statement issued this week
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Cannabis Producer to Work with OSHA on Hazardous Chemicals Study
12/23/2022
A Florida cannabis company announced Thursday that it has reached a voluntary agreement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and that it will help the agency study issues regarding hazardous chemicals in marijuana production.
Trulieve Cannabis Corp. was originally fined
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Pew: Marijuana Science Still Half-Baked
08/18/2016
20160811healthgupta-dea- marijuanaindex.html" target"_blank"DEA's missed opportunity on medical marijuana" on CNN.com "Will this decision make it significantly easier for scientists to study the medical benefits of marijuana The answer sadly is unlikely. And
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Court Says Worker with positive Drug Test still entitled to Benefits
04/01/2015
Pew said "that's going to really complicate things as it becomes more and more legalized from a workers' comp standpoint."
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse marijuana smokers are more likely than non- marijuana smokers to file workers' compensation claims. For example a study
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NCCI: First-Responder Bills Dominated 2018 Sessions
10/10/2018
report on hot topics in workers comp this year. NCCIs hot-topic list includes marijuana legalization opioids the gig economy and air ambulance issues. In addition to the report NCCI produced a webinar available on-demand on its hot topics update.
Laura Kersey NCCIs division executive for
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Comp Attorneys Watch High Court for Ruling on Marijuana Use
03/20/2014
the workplace.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse marijuana smokers are more likely than non- marijuana smokers to file workers' compensation claims. For example a study among postal workers found that employees who tested positive for marijuana on a pre-employment urine drug test
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