Despite growing concerns in the trucking industry over a rise in the legal use of marijuana, there is a general lack of research on the relationship between use of the drug and crashes, as well as a need for better law-enforcement tools and training to detect impaired-driver use of the drug, according to new research by the American Transportation Research Institute.
March 13, 2019marijuana
Government, Business, Safety
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Marijuana Impairment Emerges as Safety Issue for Trucking, ATRI Study Says
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A hemp plant is pollinated at the Unique Botanicals facility in Springfield, Ore. (Don Ryan/AP)
Legal Status for Transport of Hemp Remains Confusing
A hemp plant is pollinated at the Unique Botanicals facility in Springfield, Ore. (Don Ryan/AP)
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to hear a legal challenge to the arrest of an Oregon truck driver and seizure of a 6,700-pound load of hemp being transported through Idaho.
March 6, 2019
Government, Business, Safety
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Fired Truck Driver Sues Cannabidiol Company After Using Product
A technician performs a drug test. (Thinkstock)
While 33 states allow the use of medical marijuana and 10 states permit possession and recreational use of pot, for truck drivers there is but one law: Don’t use it. Period.
December 20, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics
Sunniva Acquires LTYR Logistics
Sunniva Inc. has acquired LTYR Logistics, a California-based cannabis distribution company headquartered in San Diego, according to a Sunniva news release.
December 13, 2018
Government, Business
Medical Marijuana Companies Snap Up Trucking Rate Firm
RushNet Inc. and XYZ Hemp Inc. said they have acquired GreatRateFreight Inc., a company that specializes in using technology to link shippers with trucking companies. Terms were not disclosed.
November 26, 2018
Business
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Marijuana on Store Shelves Creates Colorado Cargo-Hauling Niche
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At a farm in the foothills of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, Corey Young tucks his client’s marijuana into a shoe box-sized container in an unmarked white van and heads out on the road.
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