School Officials Using Test Strips To Test for Odorless Marijuana Products

School officials who can no longer rely on the pungent smell of marijuana to alert them to drug use in schools are now using test strips to determine if cookies, candy, and vaping devices are laced with it.

The test strips turn red if they detect the presence of tetrahydrocannabinol, the active ingredient in marijuana widely known as THC.

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Sharks, 1, New Lifeguards, 0 on Cape Cod

John Cronin

Fear of sharks has led Cape Cod National Seashore officials to curtail a lifeguard training program for about 16 teen-agers ages 13 to 17 off Outer Cape beaches this summer.

Federal officials also cited what they described as inadequate staffing as a reason not to offer the program, according to The Cape Cod Times.

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