Day: September 18, 2024

New research by the medical cannabis company Leafwell suggests that state-level medical marijuana legalization may significantly reduce health insurance costs. In states with legal medical cannabis, companies paid 3.4 percent less for health insurance premiums compared to where marijuana remained illegal—a savings of about $238 per employee per year. IfContinue Reading

A U.S. Senate committee has approved a bill to limit the ability of federal agencies to use past marijuana use as a factor in making employment and security clearance decisions. The legislation is titled the Dismantling Outdated Obstacles and Barriers to Individual Employment, or DOOBIE, Act. The measure cleared the SenateContinue Reading