Oregon takes a sharp turn away from war on drugs as Measure 110 kicks in

Excerpted from OPB by Kristian Foden-Vencil Big changes in Oregon’s drug laws take effect today. After decades of waging a war on drugs, voters decided in November to decriminalize the […]
A guide to how youth sports programs should conduct background checks

In today’s communities, coaches and instructors play crucial roles in the success of youth sports leagues. The good coaches, and there are so many out there, devote countless hours and […]
Employer challenges ruling which says positive cocaine test insufficient to terminate – Say what?

Imagine you have an employee who failed a drug test and tested positive for cocaine. Imagine this employee drove a truck for your company. You would fire said employee, right? […]
Five more states voting this fall on legalizing marijuana

Excerpted from Roll Call by Emily Kopp Marijuana legalization advocates, afraid that efforts to win ballot initiatives would go up in smoke given the challenges of a pandemic, are fired […]