Drug Testing

Psychedelic therapy debate returns to Missouri General Assembly

Rebecca Rivas

Numerous clinical studies nationwide have shown positive results from using psilocybin to treat PTSD, depression and substance use.

The new coronavirus has been detected in dozens of countries, including the United States. It gets its name from its protruding spikes, which resemble a crown.

Health, Science & Environment

Wash U To Test Malaria Drugs On Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Eli Chen

Doctors at the Washington University School of Medicine will treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients with antimalarial drugs to see if they can fight the…

Cannabis flower grows at a recreational grow facility in Illinois. The state awarded new recreational marijuana business licenses on July 29, the first time since the state started legal sales.

Government, Politics & Issues

Legal Recreational Marijuana In Illinois May Cause Headaches For Missouri Employers

Eric Schmid

Employers in Missouri may face many of the same challenges surrounding legal recreational marijuana as their Illinois counterparts.Possession and…

Lawyer Benjamin Wesselschmidt explains the new recreational cannabis law at the St. Clair County Country Club on Nov. 21. Many employers are re-thinking their drug testing policies since recreational marijuana will be legal on Jan. 1, 2020.

Government, Politics & Issues

What Employers And Workers Need To Know About Legal Recreational Marijuana In Illinois

Eric Schmid

BELLEVILLE — Ahead of the new year, local businesses and employers across Illinois are trying to determine how legal recreational marijuana will impact…

An airforce member recieves instructions on a drug test. After January 1st, Illinois employers cannot simply rely on a drug test to ensure drug free work environments.

Government, Politics & Issues

How Legal Cannabis Could Cloud Illinois Employers' Ability To Enforce Drug-Free Policies

Eric Schmid

BELLEVILLE — Recreational cannabis will be legal in Illinois in less than two months, and some employers are scrambling to understand what legalization…

Health, Science & Environment

Judge strikes down most drug testing at Linn State

Dale Singer

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 13, 2013 - A federal judge has ruled that mandatory drug testing for students at Linn State…

Healthworkers test a village chief for lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, in the Ivory Coast.

Health, Science & Environment

Wash U Researchers Awarded $24 Million In Effort To Eradicate Tropical Diseases

Shahla Farzan

Elephantiasis and river blindness are parasitic diseases straight out of a horror movie.In both cases, insects bite humans and transmit tiny parasitic…

Government, Politics & Issues

Judge blocks most mandatory drug testing at Linn State

Dale Singer

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 28, 2013 - Questioning whether a student who is taking a course like drafting is really a…

Education

Judge blocks most mandatory drug testing at Linn State

Dale Singer

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Questioning whether a student who is taking a course like drafting is really a danger to others, a…

Government, Politics & Issues

Order blocking drug tests at Linn State Tech echoes ruling by Florida judge

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 28, 2011 - For the lawyer pressing a lawsuit against mandatory drug testing of students at Linn…