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    Senior Member riverrunner1984's Avatar
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    I am all for Legalization when this comes out!

    http://www.fastcompany.com/3039229/r...alyzer-for-pot

    RESEARCHERS DEVELOP A BREATHALYZER FOR POT

    BY PAVITHRA MOHAN
    Today in weed: Law enforcement officers may soon be able to detect if you're driving while high.

    Researchers at Washington State University are currently developing a test that will measure marijuana impairment through a breath sample, much like how breathalyzers determine blood alcohol levels. The only option currently available is a blood test, which doesn't offer the type of immediacy needed if officers suspect that a driver is under the hazy influence of pot.

    The handheld device tests for THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, by harnessing the same technology used by airport security to detect drugs and explosives. (Think five nanograms of active THC per milliliter of blood instead of 0.08 BAC.) For now, however, the breath test likely won't give exact numbers and will only indicate the presence of active THC.

    A marijuana breathalyzer couldn't come at a better time, with pot now legalized in four states and in D.C. Since the state of Washington legalized the drug in 2012, it saw the number of pot-addled drivers jump from 18.6% that year to 25% in 2013.

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    Have never tried the stuff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by riverrunner1984 View Post
    I am all for Legalization when this comes out!

    http://www.fastcompany.com/3039229/r...alyzer-for-pot

    RESEARCHERS DEVELOP A BREATHALYZER FOR POT

    BY PAVITHRA MOHAN
    Today in weed: Law enforcement officers may soon be able to detect if you're driving while high.

    Researchers at Washington State University are currently developing a test that will measure marijuana impairment through a breath sample, much like how breathalyzers determine blood alcohol levels. The only option currently available is a blood test, which doesn't offer the type of immediacy needed if officers suspect that a driver is under the hazy influence of pot.

    The handheld device tests for THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, by harnessing the same technology used by airport security to detect drugs and explosives. (Think five nanograms of active THC per milliliter of blood instead of 0.08 BAC.) For now, however, the breath test likely won't give exact numbers and will only indicate the presence of active THC.

    A marijuana breathalyzer couldn't come at a better time, with pot now legalized in four states and in D.C. Since the state of Washington legalized the drug in 2012, it saw the number of pot-addled drivers jump from 18.6% that year to 25% in 2013.
    that term made me laugh..........

    Hey RR, Im with you... I can't handle it very well, one hit wonder here especially with the new and improved MMJ shrubbery...

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    Quote Originally Posted by 2manymustangs View Post
    that term made me laugh..........
    Hey RR, Im with you... I can't handle it very well, one hit wonder here especially with the new and improved MMJ shrubbery...
    LOL yah that stuff is not for me but by all means, if one can handle it and they can test it.
    Legalize it and tax the crap out of it like they do alcohol and cigs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by riverrunner1984 View Post
    LOL yah that stuff is not for me but by all means, if one can handle it and they can test it.
    Legalize it and tax the crap out of it like they do alcohol and cigs.
    There's an alcohol tax??




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