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Troubling Trend: Marijuana Use Among US Workers Jumps To Historic Highs

Troubling Trend: Marijuana Use Among US Workers Jumps To Historic Highs
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Bryan Jung
Bryan Jung
5/20/2023|Updated: 5/20/2023
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American workers using marijuana on the job rose to a “historic” high last year, according to a new study.

Diagnostic information service Quest Diagnostics released a report on May 18, analyzing over 6 million employee urine samples in 2022, and found that 4.3 percent of them were positive for cannabis, up from 3.9 percent in 2021.
Bryan Jung
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Bryan S. Jung is a native and resident of New York City with a background in politics and the legal industry. He graduated from Binghamton University.
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