Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 29, 2023, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sent a letter with its recommendations on how marijuana is scheduled under federal law to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) after U.S. President Joe Biden requested the HHS secretary conduct a review, TheHill.com reported.…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn In July 2023, the Cannabis Users Restoration of Eligibility (CURE) Act was introduced in the U.S. Congress “to prevent prior or current marijuana use from becoming grounds for failing to receive security clearance or for being found unsuitable for federal employment,” according to a press release from Congressman…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn Drug abuse is up, positive drug test results are increasing, and the number of companies testing for marijuana is down, and “the finger of blame can be pointed at one main culprit—the legalization of marijuana,” according to an article titled “Three Major Reports in 2023 Highlight Current and…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Starting on July 13, 2023, the District of Columbia (D.C.) Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022 (C.E.P.A.A.) – which was approved by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser in July 2022 – will become enforceable to prevent employers from automatically firing or refusing to hire employees who fail…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On July 1, 2023, Maryland Senate Bill 516 (SB 516) takes effect and will permit adults who are 21 years or older to legally possess, home-cultivate, and purchase personal-use quantities of marijuana – up to 1.5 ounces of cannabis flower and/or 12 grams of cannabis concentrates, and up to…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn American business magazine and global media company Forbes has issued a three-part series that examines United States legislation that may impact background screening in 2023. “Part One” focused on clean slate legislation, “Part Two” covered pro-marijuana legislation, and “Part Three” looked at pay transparency laws. “Part One”: In…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn The percentage of employees in the United States workforce testing positive for marijuana following an on-the-job accident increased to its highest level in 25 years in 2022, according to new analysis from Quest Diagnostics, the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services, a news release from Quest Diagnostics stated.…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On May 9, 2023, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law Senate Bill 5132 (SB 5132) that will provide broad protections for adult marijuana users and impose limitations on employment drug testing related to cannabis. Employers must prepare to comply when the law takes effect on January 1, 2024. …
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On March 3, 2023, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) launched an online application available on the Office of the Pardon Attorney’s website at “Application for Certificate of Pardon for Simple Possession of Marijuana” that allows eligible persons to submit documentation and receive a certificate indicating the…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn An American retailer has asked a federal judge in New Jersey to toss a proposed class action lawsuit since the state’s law prohibiting employers from refusing to hire job seekers because of off-duty marijuana use can only be enforced by the state and not by individual workers with…
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