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An employee at a national machine parts manufacturing company suggested that the company start using a cannabis breathalyzer.

It’s no secret that cannabis legalization has become more and more commonplace in recent years – not only where you might expect it.

With increased legalization and acceptable use of marijuana, positive oral fluid, urine, and hair test results no longer provide as much value.

What should employers do now that marijuana legalization has disrupted workplace drug testing that hasn’t really changed in 30 years?

“Breath is a window into the rest of the body,” said Doctor Mike Lynn, CEO of Hound Labs. View the full article here >

Hound Labs’ solution is a key method to help both employees and companies maintain safety in all areas of the supply chain. Companies now have an accurate way to determine whether or not employees recently used marijuana prior to coming to the job site. This process is especially critical in states where recreational marijuana use…

Employers may wish to consider breath technology and drug testing policies to allow measurements of recent marijuana use – preserving jobs for responsible employees, mitigating risk, and maintaining safety while aligning with their employees who are increasingly concerned with fairness. Originally prepared for and published by PBSA in the Nov-Dec 2020 edition of the Journal….

“A lab is getting creative when it comes to tracking the coronavirus, converting a breathalyzer used to detect marijuana into one that detects COVID-19.” View the full article here >

“A breathalyzer developed to find molecules of THC – the psychoactive chemical in marijuana – is being repurposed to test for the novel coronavirus on patients’ breath.” View the full article here >

“I am very aggressive in that I’m trying to make our medical program the best medical program in the country,” [Rep. Scott] Fetgatter said. “I’m tired of listening to ‘what does Colorado do or California or Oregon.’ I want people to say ‘What is Oklahoma doing? How are they getting it right?’” View the full…