Beyond Medical Cannabis: Considerations for Updates to Hospital Policies and Procedures

Cannabis (marijuana) is classified as a schedule-I controlled substance, currently not accepted for medical use and with a high potential for abuse. As stated in a previous P&T article, although marijuana remains illegal at the federal level, 33 states have legalized its medical use for certain indications and 10 have legalized its recreational use.
 
Among those states are differing laws that regulate the possession or supply of usable marijuana, with certain states providing more flexibility than others when it comes to using medical marijuana.

Forensic Drug Testing and Drug Testing in the Workplace

xcerpted Chapters from Drug Injury: Liability, Analysis and Prevention – Chapter 43 – Forensic Drug Testing — Chapter 44 – Drug Testing in the Workplace (PDF – Full chapters)

43.1 Introduction
Review of this chapter will assist counsel in understanding
the tests, in communicating with their own experts, and also
in cross-examining opposing experts.

In order for a scientist, toxicologist, pharmacologist,
pharmacist, or pathologist to correlate drug action or effects
with the drug found in the body, the concentration found in
the body must be sufficient to cause the adverse reaction or
be beyond the expected therapeutic dose. In addition, the
type of specimen collected must