Oregon is no longer the ‘most-stoned’ workforce in the nation. However, it is not from a decline in use in the state, but instead due to increasing use in other states. According to The Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index™, a comprehensive analysis of workforce drug use trends released April 11th, 2019. See the full story here.
In a landmark decision issued on January 23rd, the US Court of Appeals rejected a petition to consider the Federal reclassification of marijuana from a Schedule I substance in the Control Substance Act. You can read the text of the decision here. You can read an NBC News article about the decision here. What this…
Is it candy or cannabis? Oregon Poison Center says more kids are mistaking edibles for common household snacks Click here to be directed to the KPTV story, including comments from our own MRO Dr. Matthew Noble, MD.
The slightly satirical article linked below contains a list of horrific and absurd cases of incidents related to MDPV, AKA “bath salts.” Some of the content is graphic and adult themed. The article demonstrates the danger of this trending designer drug. In 2011, poison control centers logged more than 61oo emergencies related to bath salts,…
Longview, WA. On Thursday afternoon (September 12th, 2019) a School Bus Driver was arrested on suspicion of driving a school bus while under the influence. See the entire Fox12 story here.
Click here to be directed to LA Times article reporting on government tracking data that links marijuana use to heart attack and stroke.
The safeness of marijuana when compared to alcohol has become front and center since the President’s comment comparing the two. Here’s an article from USA Today that gives the two sides of the debate from a medical perspective. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/20/marijuana-more-dangerous-alcohol-president-obama/4660555/
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