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Employers are finding themselves playing catch-up as a growing number of states have legalized the use of cannabis, but reliable information can be hard to find.

"Finding clinical guidance for medicinal cannabis is difficult, because most doctors lack the knowledge and retail dispensaries are not equipped to provide medical advice," said Sean Collins, cofounder and CEO of EO Care, a clinically guided cannabis health and wellness solution provider. "As a result, we have tens of millions of Americans using cannabis for health reasons without guidance on specific product recommendations, dosage amounts, possible drug interactions or consideration of their health history and other potential health risks. Given that sales of cannabis for health reasons is far higher than most prescription drugs, this is a highly concerning situation for health care generally."

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