Recreational marijuana is legal in Ohio, but cities say employees can’t use it March 19, 2024 AggregatedNews Ohio 0 Comments Recreational marijuana has been legal in Ohio for more than three months, but many public employers are not changing their policies and still prohibit workers from consuming the drug in their free time. Local cities including Dayton, Beavercreek, Centerville, Fairborn,… Read More→
Does using weed make you a nicer person? Results can vary. January 22, 2024 AggregatedNews Cannabis & Hemp Research 0 Comments Some people may turn to weed for anxiety, sleep and creativity. New research suggests it could also make you a nicer person. The findings, published in the Journal of Neuroscience Research, suggests there could be a connection between cannabis use and empathy. A study of… Read More→
Marijuana use raises risk of heart attack, heart failure and stroke, studies say November 7, 2023 AggregatedNews News & Insights, Science and Technology 4 Comments Older adults who don’t smoke tobacco but do use marijuana were at higher risk of both heart attack and stroke when hospitalized, while people who use marijuana daily were 34% more likely to develop heart failure, according to two new non-published studies presented Monday at… Read More→
A Hazy Issue for Couples: One Smokes (Pot), the Other Doesn’t October 26, 2023 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments In many relationships, tensions arise as recreational cannabis use becomes more routine. Like many spouses, Kindred Sparks has a list of marital grievances. But hers are not like everyone else’s. There was the time when her husband, Peter Pietrangeli, left… Read More→
California Employers Should Not Ask About Marijuana Use October 16, 2023 AggregatedNews California 0 Comments California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a new law to prohibit employers from asking job applicants or employees about their prior marijuana use. California "employers need to make sure that they do not seek any information about marijuana use from applicants, so there… Read More→
Fully Half of Americans Have Tried Marijuana August 13, 2023 AggregatedNews Cannabis & Hemp Research 0 Comments Half of Americans (50%) say they have tried marijuana at some time, a new high point for this behavior that has been inching up over the past quarter century. While essentially unchanged from the 49% and 48% readings in 2021… Read More→
The NCAA looks to weed out marijuana from its banned drug list June 19, 2023 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments Over the past decade, medical and recreational marijuana has become more widely accepted, both culturally and legally. But in sports, pot can still get a bad rap. Recreational weed has been the source of disappointment and disqualifications for athletes —… Read More→
Marijuana harms development in first trimester of pregnancy, study finds May 16, 2023 AggregatedNews News & Insights, Uncategorized 0 Comments If you are pregnant and use any form of cannabis product, consider stopping. That’s the takeaway from a new study that found a significant health impact of marijuana use on fetal development as early as the beginning of pregnancy. “That’s… Read More→
Study offers concerning insight into how daily marijuana use can affect your heart February 25, 2023 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments Using marijuana every day can raise a person’s risk of coronary artery disease, or CAD, by a third compared with those who never partake, a new study found. “A growing body of evidence suggests that cannabis is not entirely without… Read More→
Marijuana use is becoming a new normal among young adults October 18, 2022 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments More than two-fifths of young men and women now use cannabis at least on occasion. Young women are a big part of the growth as a gender gap on the use of marijuana closes. Across the entire adult population, marijuana… Read More→
California workers won’t have to worry about being fired, or not hired, for off-the-clock marijuana use September 20, 2022 AggregatedNews California, employment law 0 Comments It will soon be illegal for California employers to let workers’ off-site and outside-of-work marijuana use be a factor in hiring or firing decisions, according to a new state law. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed into law a bill… Read More→
Did marijuana legalization lead to increased use in Colorado? A new study has a novel answer. September 15, 2022 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments In the decade since Colorado voters passed Amendment 64 legalizing adult use of marijuana in state law, a slew of studies have tried to estimate the impact. They’ve looked broadly and more narrowly, and have concluded — depending on how you might read… Read More→
Nearly 43 percent of young adults used marijuana in 2021 September 6, 2022 AggregatedNews Cannabis & Hemp Research 0 Comments Marijuana use among young adults reached an all-time high last year, with nearly 43 percent of 19- to 30-year-olds saying they had used marijuana in the past 12 months, according to research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and conducted… Read More→
Marijuana use hits record high in new Gallup poll August 29, 2022 AggregatedNews Cannabis & Hemp Research 0 Comments Marijuana use reached a record high in new polling, as for the first time more Americans said they smoke marijuana than reported smoking cigarettes in the last week. Sixteen percent of Americans in a new Gallup poll reported smoking marijuana, up from… Read More→
D.C. law would ban firms from firing workers for positive pot tests June 8, 2022 AggregatedNews District of Columbia 0 Comments Private companies in D.C. will not be allowed to fire workers who test positive for marijuana use, under a law passed by the D.C. Council on Tuesday that now heads to the desk of Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) for… Read More→