Positive Drug Tests for Pot Hit All-Time High

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More Americans are failing drug tests because of pot than ever before, and the solutions to the problem range from blaming legalization to dropping drug testing for pot altogether. According to a Quest Diagnostics newsroom press release quietly released last month, more people are failing drug tests due to pot use than ever before. He continued, saying it’s “ridiculous” to base laws and workplace rules on drug tests when it comes to cannabinoids. Quest Diagnostics drug-tested over 11 million people during 2021, via urine, hair, and oral fluid drug tests, analyzed about 9 million of the tests, and found some startling trends. It started with 21% employers requiring drug tests in 1987, and that number shot to 81% by 1996.

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More Americans are failing drug tests because of pot than ever before, and the solutions to the problem range from blaming legalization to dropping drug testing for pot altogether.

Quest Diagnostics drug-tested over 11 million people during 2021, via urine, hair, and oral fluid drug tests, analyzed about 9 million of the tests, and found some startling trends. According to a Quest Diagnostics newsroom press release quietly released last month, more people are failing...

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