Pubdate: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 Source: Albany Democrat-Herald (OR) Copyright: 2008 Lee Enterprises Contact: http://www.mvonline.com/support/contact/dhletter.html Website: http://www.democratherald.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/7 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n588/a04.html Author: Mike Mullins MAKE POT A REGULAR PRESCRIPTION The real answer to this issue is to reschedule medical marijuana so that a doctor can properly prescribe it. This would then allow for the control and supply of MMJ rather than dealing in these grey areas. As for the employer, the current marijuana testing methods need to be reviewed. Current testing can show traces of the drug for up to six months after exposure. The effect of the drug only lasts for 1 to 4 hours depending on strength and dosage. In short there is no current test used generally by private employers that can detect if a person is "under the influence" of marijuana. This should be a primary concern that is addressed by the private business sector and most certainly those big testing companies that make all the money from them (but have little interest in this area of development). Perhaps the private sector can adopt what our military has learned about the value of "impairment testing" over a simple chemical analysis of the last six months of life to quantify if a person is under the influence of marijuana or in fact "impaired." MIKE MULLINS Disability Access Consultants Happy Valley - --- MAP posted-by: Steve Heath