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The Unexpected Reason Medical Cannabis Cuts Employee Sick Days by 7 Percent
Employers still struggling with the dilemma of how to test and potentially sanction worker use of marijuana in states where the drug has been legalized might want to follow the lead of workplace tokers and just chill out. It turns out authorized use of cannabis for medical reasons actually reduces the days those employees call in sick—leaving managers shorthanded when they do—and has no effect on recreational user absence.
inc.com June 29, 2026Cannabis Remains Most Widely Used Drug Worldwide, New Report Reveals
An estimated 256 million people worldwide used cannabis in 2024, outpacing opioids (63 million), amphetamines (32 million), cocaine (25 million) and ecstasy (21 million), according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)..
Cannabis BusinesstTimes.June 26, 2026Health-Related Workplace Absences Decline Following Medical Cannabis Legalization
The adoption of state laws regulating medical cannabis access is associated with declining trends in workplace absences, according to data published in the Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health.
NORML June 25, 2026The Irish Parliament recommends decriminalizing all drugs
A committee of the Irish Parliament, the Joint Committee on Drug Use (Parliamentary Committee on Drug Use) published its final report, setting forth 161 recommendations aimed at fundamentally transforming the way the Irish government approaches the use of psychoactive substances.
At the heart of the document is the decriminalization of the possession of all drugs for personal use.