By: News Release on PRNewswire by Quest Diagnostics Overall Drug Positivity Holds Steady at Historically High Rates while Marijuana Positivity Continued Upward Climb in the General U.S. Workforce Marijuana Positivity in the General U.S. Workforce Escalated in States That Have Legalized Recreational […]
By: Associated Press, retrieved by NBC5 Chicago Millions of people in the U.S. report using marijuana daily or nearly every day, according to an analysis of national survey data, and those people now outnumber those who say they are daily or nearly
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DEA Proposes Rescheduling of Marijuana from Schedule I to III: Impact on U.S. Safety-Sensitive DOT Transportation Workers Create a Critical Safety Hazard for the American Public Safety-sensitive workers impacted; pilots, truck drivers, school bus drivers, train operators, and cargo ship
Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration 21 CFR Part 1308 Schedules of Controlled Substances: Rescheduling of Marijuana Reference: [Docket No. DEA-1362; A.G. Order No. 5931-2024] Dear Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, American Substance Abuse Professionals, Inc. (ASAP) is grateful for
On May 22nd during a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing, Ted Cruz addressed the assembly, highlighting rises in vehicle injury and fatality rates which he attributed to the legalization of adult-use marijuana. The American Trucking Association (ATA) reposted U.S. Senator Ted
National Drug & Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA) urges protection of Transportation Safety AMID Marijuana Rescheduling Debate. “If marijuana is rescheduled without a Safety Carve-Out, safety-sensitive transportation employees, including airline pilots, air traffic controllers, school bus drivers, and truck drivers, may
A Message from ASAP CEO The proposed DEA reclassification of marijuana poses a major safety risk for the American traveling public. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has proposed regulatory rulemaking to reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I to
By ASAP AP News reports that the US Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. Reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug creates medical and research opportunities but will have unintended consequences that could result
By: ASAP The consequences of failing a Department of Transportation (DOT) drug/alcohol test under Federal Motor Carrier Administration (FMCSA) if you have a CDL (Commercial Driver’s License) can vary depending on company policies, Federal regulations, and the specific circumstances surrounding
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By: ASAP According to the regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), employees who test positive for controlled substances or alcohol, and thereby violate the DOT drug and alcohol regulations, are required to complete the Return-to-Duty (RTD) process successfully
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