The court's June 15 decision means that the state's Medical Marijuana Amendment does not prevent employers from discharging an employee who uses marijuana medicinally during off hours.
Though not specific in detail, the regulations require training of commercial motor vehicle operators.
The agency declared the South Carolina-based company to be an imminent hazard to public safety.
Randomly selected truck and bus companies must submit their calendar year 2014 results to FMCSA by May 15, 2015.
Fentanyl is a Schedule II narcotic used as a painkiller and anesthetic. It is the most potent opioid available for use in medical treatment; ingestion of doses as small as 0.25 mg can be fatal.
The first prize winner will be awarded $200,000.
An NSC poll found this to be true even though sharing narcotic opioid painkillers is the equivalent to selling heroin in most states.
The age-adjusted rate for drug overdose deaths involving heroin jumped from 0.7 deaths per 100,000 in 2000 to 2.7 deaths per 100,000 in 2013, according to a new CDC report, and most of the increase occurred after 2010.
The company allegedly violated drug and alcohol testing regulations.
Legalization Day arrived Feb. 24 for the state’s adult residents. The Anchorage Police Department ‘s Know Your Grow campaign has been educating city residents about what is and is not legal.
The American Heart Association posted a news release about it Feb. 19, saying "researchers found a link between marijuana use and stroke in a total of 64 stroke patients."
This is the first FDA-approved medication to treat the condition.
For employers, especially those with workers in safety-sensitive positions, it is critical to identify illicit drug users.
The National Safety Council cited his research on human factors and programs to reduce impaired driving casualties.
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The annual summary of transportation policies includes addressing distracted driving, substance impaired driving and medical fitness for duty.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson said this is the fifth judicial ruling agreeing with his January 2014 opinion that Initiative 502 does not override local governments' authority to regulate or ban marijuana businesses.
New data shows that drunk driving deaths declined by 2.5 percent in 2013.
Voters in Guam started the wave when a medical marijuana proposal passed with 56 percent of voters approving it.
With hydrocodone combination products being moved to Schedule II, Americans may not be able to refill their prescriptions.