Marijuana likely getting reclassified as a lower risk drug

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Should be a gift link.

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Regardless of what some people do or get away with, it’s illegal on federal property and you can be tested randomly at any time. Is it worth an otherwise highly stable job? Maybe to some people, but I find it reckless. Moreover, some agencies like FBI require a poly and if you even admit to drug use at any time in the past or fail the poly, you can be disqualified from employment- at least that’s how it was years ago.

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It’s random drug testing day at work. It made me think about this thread. As the tractor trailer drivers return from today’s deliveries some are guided right past my office, to our conference room and adjoining bathroom, to provide a urine sample. Good luck guys!

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Funny I thought of this thread while I was running this morning. Two cars (out of 6 in all) passed by me this morning between 5-6am stinking of weed.

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I should take photos of all the dispensaries we pass on the way to our cabin in the middle of nowhere. :frowning:

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I’m so thankful PA hasn’t legalized recreational marijuana. I hate the smell. I suppose it’s only a matter of time.

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Darn those poppy seed bagels. Makes ‘em fail UDS’s (urine drug screens) every time. :rofl:

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This doesn’t shock me. I know many young people who smoke weed every day and it shows.

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From the article:

“A good 40% of current cannabis users are using it daily or near daily, a pattern that is more associated with tobacco use than typical alcohol use,” Caulkins said.

Research shows that high-frequency users are more likely to become addicted to marijuana, said Dr. David A. Gorelick, a psychiatry professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, who was not involved in the study.

The number of daily users suggests that more people are at risk for developing problematic cannabis use or addiction, Gorelick said.

“High frequency use also increases the risk of developing cannabis-associated psychosis,” a severe condition where a person loses touch with reality, he said.

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Smoking does not seem to be common where I am, but edibles are probably quite common.

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My co-workers and I were talking (again) about the overabundance of users this morning. One said that at his kid’s middle school awards assembly yesterday, the whole auditorium just reeked. Another said that they are having a real hard time finding bus drivers who can pass the drug test.

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Middle school?!? Geez, we’re in trouble.

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Is smoking (generally, including tobacco) common in your area? If so, that could affect how common smoking versus edibles are with marijuana.

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An opportunity for growth for your company?

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We’ve investigated it over many years. Regulations make it very difficult to add cannabis products to our current operation. I can tell you that there has been a glut of inventory in Massachusetts dispensaries, driving prices and profitability down.

https://mjbizdaily.com/buyers-market-forcing-massachusetts-marijuana-businesses-to-shutter/#:~:text=That’s%20because%20prices%20have%20tanked,Good%2C%20told%20MassLive.com.

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It must be a challenge for companies that operate under federal banking regulations and credit cards. Can’t use those for the cannabis sales.

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You also can’t store cannabis products in the same facility as alcohol, nor can you deliver them with the same trucks. That means new real estate, new trucks and a new warehouse and delivery staff.