Employers Can Fire You for Using Marijuana, but Brandon Coats' Case Could

Employers Can Fire You For Using Marijuana, But Brandon Coats' Case Could
Because marijuana remains illegal on the federal level, employers can fire a medical marijuana patient who fails a drug test, even in states where it's legal for medical use. “It was devastating,” said Coats, 34. “I had that job for three years. I was …
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Animal models demonstrate that the net result of cocaine use is a balance of
The Behavioral Pharmacology Laboratory at UCSB built specialized models to look at how quickly the animal leaves the start box and how fast it covers the runway. Credit: Jennifer Wenzel. On the other side of the cocaine high is the cocaine crash, and …
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Two shot on West Side; 3rd shooting in week
Levi Carter was arrested Sunday for two count of cocaine distribution. Carter is also considered a "person of interest" in a series of shootings that happened last week on Charleston's West Side. City police officers said Sunday that Carter's federal …
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