Marijuana

Drug tests present major hurdle for employers

By PBS News Hour

As the unemployment rate drops across the country, employers are running into another problem – finding potential job candidates who will take and pass drug tests. Even though the country is amid an opioid epidemic, employers say marijuana has been…

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State laws that regulate driving while using marijuana are flawed, says AAA

By Joan Lowy, Associated Press

Driving with "a noisy child in the back of the car" is about as dangerous as using marijuana and driving, Kleiman said.

The problem with Snapchat's Bob Marley filter goes beyond blackface

By Kenya Downs

While some accuse Snapchat of promoting blackface, others point to a bigger problem with the Bob Marley filter.

Reclassifying pot could usher in a new era in medical marijuana research

By David Noonan, Scientific American

As the government considers reclassifying cannabis, researchers say easing the rules could lead to big advances.

'Facebook for pot' files to be first cannabis company on NASDAQ

By Andrew Small

MassRoots, a “technology platform for the cannabis industry,” filed IPO papers today to be NASDAQ’s first publicly traded marijuana-related company. Photo courtesy of MassRoots…

Can Whoopi Goldberg's pot-infused bath soaks soothe menstrual cramps?

By Megan Thielking, STAT

Whoopi Goldberg has launched a line of marijuana-based bath products to soothe women’s menstrual pain, but is her solution backed by solid science?…

Think El Niño is weird now? Just wait for this summer

By Nsikan Akpan

Scientists predict what El Niño might mean for the cost of cookies, the quality of marijuana and the arrival of DC's cherry blossoms.

Ohio votes down legalizing pot for medical, recreational use

By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio voters rejected a ballot proposal Tuesday that would have legalized both recreational and medical marijuana in a single vote — a vote-getting strategy that was being watched as a test case for the nation.