Post by Logan on Jul 8, 2016 2:42:33 GMT -6
The use of marijuana among Hawaii workers is the highest it’s been in three years, a new study shows.
The latest workplace drug report by Diagnostic Laboratory Services Inc. shows the number of employees testing positive for pakalolo rose to 2.9 percent year-over-year in the second quarter from 2.2 percent.
“Marijuana use is spiking. It’s also the highest rate of positives we’ve seen since second quarter 2013,” said Carl Linden, scientific director of toxicology at DLS, a medical testing laboratory with more than 600 employees in Hawaii, Saipan and Guam.
As Hawaii’s first medical cannabis dispensaries prepare to open this year, the trend is expected to continue.
Read more: newsofhawaii.com/pot-use-among-workers-is-up/
The latest workplace drug report by Diagnostic Laboratory Services Inc. shows the number of employees testing positive for pakalolo rose to 2.9 percent year-over-year in the second quarter from 2.2 percent.
“Marijuana use is spiking. It’s also the highest rate of positives we’ve seen since second quarter 2013,” said Carl Linden, scientific director of toxicology at DLS, a medical testing laboratory with more than 600 employees in Hawaii, Saipan and Guam.
As Hawaii’s first medical cannabis dispensaries prepare to open this year, the trend is expected to continue.
Read more: newsofhawaii.com/pot-use-among-workers-is-up/