A California Company Believes It Has Invented a Viable Marijuana Breathalyzer

What? In the UK they've been using roadside tests for it for a while now.
 
Hopefully this can be proven to work well enough it is effective on most people.

Every person I know who has gotten a DUI has said they were fine to drive as well. Interesting they got caught breaking some law that caused the DUI.

Whether one person is far better or worse on or off of it doesn’t matter. You should be sober when driving. If your far worse when you’re sober then give up driving.

The whole putting everyone else has in danger because you believe your impairment is not a problem is just plain stupidity.

Again I hope this device can be proven to work.
 
Gavv said:
Hopefully this can be proven to work well enough it is effective on most people.

Every person I know who has gotten a DUI has said they were fine to drive as well. Interesting they got caught breaking some law that caused the DUI.

Whether one person is far better or worse on or off of it doesn’t matter. You should be sober when driving. If your far worse when you’re sober then give up driving.

The whole putting everyone else has in danger because you believe your impairment is not a problem is just plain stupidity.

Again I hope this device can be proven to work.
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When you can get the stupid fucks out of the left lane going 20 mph under the speed limit while staring at their phone then I might listen. Those bastards are sober as fuck.

Control freaks swarm like flies to shit like this.
 
Face it, the "pot smokers are bad" is for the bigger part in todays view a leftover from the cold war, when pot smoking people were seen as pro-ussr, contra capitalism, disobeying christianity and what not else. The brainwash really worked I have to admit. It followed right after the cotton protection coup to ban hemp for cotton.

I honestly yet have to find a car crash or accident amonmg my friends and family, no, there are none, but I can name a few that cant drive, sober or stoned, drunk or not. Some should take the bus instead and despite they are allowed to drive.

By what rule do we judge, true capability or by the polit-office book ?
 
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Guarana [BAWLS] said:
DUI - Driving Under the Influence.
Nothing to do with having it in your system, it's putting people at risk while high.
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DUI = Driving under the Influence of Intoxicants
DUM= Driving under the Influence of Marijuana
 
DrLobotomy said:
When you can get the stupid fucks out of the left lane going 20 mph under the speed limit while staring at their phone then I might listen. Those bastards are sober as fuck.

Control freaks swarm like flies to shit like this.
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Last I looked it said speed limit... not minimum. There are laws if a person is impeding traffic as well.

One has nothing to do with the other.
 
Gavv said:
Last I looked it said speed limit... not minimum. There are laws if a person is impeding traffic as well.

One has nothing to do with the other.
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I guess they took down all those 'Left Lane For Passing Only' signs last night.
 
Gavv said:
Hopefully this can be proven to work well enough it is effective on most people.

Every person I know who has gotten a DUI has said they were fine to drive as well. Interesting they got caught breaking some law that caused the DUI.

Whether one person is far better or worse on or off of it doesn’t matter. You should be sober when driving. If your far worse when you’re sober then give up driving.

The whole putting everyone else has in danger because you believe your impairment is not a problem is just plain stupidity.

Again I hope this device can be proven to work.
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tell me that you have never smoked and thus disqualify yourself from the judgement, as THC is unlike Alcohol.

tell me that you only smoke on rare occasions and always feel real heavy n stoned, thats OK, I wouldnt drive in that constitution as well, as you can still think sober when high, unlike alcohol. YOu would take the couch and not the car key when stoned. There is big difference.


so, my question, based on what experience and wisdom do you dare to judge over others ?


..and btw, the Police will always find a reason why they pulled you over and "think" that you need to give you a drug test. They are real innovative in this regard, anywhere, any nation.

As I said, make a law that allows you to smoke and drive a car 4-6h later with confidence. Everybody can agree with that, for the sake of all concerns. Just dont rule out the driving capability of pot smokers by definition as done in my nation.

Here, you smoke tonight 1 joint..and 3 weeks later they stop you. Police will not fine you as you have zero active but the lab test will also go to the driving license office, and they will take it away for the smallest inactive value. If there is any,

you walk ! That is a rip off.


If one drives more relaxed when having consumed, yeah, why not. I have never had a problem with that when I stayed in limits. Sure, having smoked a gram of self made ice hash and driving is not a good idea. The new law would cover that, which is ok with me.

You know, you can take cocain and amphetamine, that is 100% gone in your blood after a few days and they cant do you anything withz the field test they have. Sure, the lab would find it, but it never gets that far with those guys.
That is too complicated for them to follow after, pot smokers are sooo much easier to catch.
 
atp1916 said:
Step out in a vehicle and wanna drive high?

Yeah, your business becomes my business really. fucking. fast.
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Or, on weed, probably really fucking slow. :p

Jokes aside, if something like this actually worked it would be great. The big problem now is being able to determine actually high/impaired versus just having marijuana in the system, which are two completely different things.
 
BitMaster said:
tell me that you have never smoked and thus disqualify yourself from the judgement, as THC is unlike Alcohol.

tell me that you only smoke on rare occasions and always feel real heavy n stoned, thats OK, I wouldnt drive in that constitution as well, as you can still think sober when high, unlike alcohol. YOu would take the couch and not the car key when stoned. There is big difference.


so, my question, based on what experience and wisdom do you dare to judge over others ?


..and btw, the Police will always find a reason why they pulled you over and "think" that you need to give you a drug test. They are real innovative in this regard, anywhere, any nation.

As I said, make a law that allows you to smoke and drive a car 4-6h later with confidence. Everybody can agree with that, for the sake of all concerns. Just dont rule out the driving capability of pot smokers by definition as done in my nation.

Here, you smoke tonight 1 joint..and 3 weeks later they stop you. Police will not fine you as you have zero active but the lab test will also go to the driving license office, and they will take it away for the smallest inactive value. If there is any,

you walk ! That is a rip off.


If one drives more relaxed when having consumed, yeah, why not. I have never had a problem with that when I stayed in limits. Sure, having smoked a gram of self made ice hash and driving is not a good idea. The new law would cover that, which is ok with me.

You know, you can take cocain and amphetamine, that is 100% gone in your blood after a few days and they cant do you anything withz the field test they have. Sure, the lab would find it, but it never gets that far with those guys.
That is too complicated for them to follow after, pot smokers are sooo much easier to catch.
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Where do you presume to judge over others by putting their lives in danger?

Look there is no question that it affects people differently. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t affect people and people aren’t at risk. So they develop a minimum standard and if you cross it you get to pay a tax...

I smoked it when I was in high school. Work in a drug free place and haven’t thought about smoking it since it would jeopardize my income.

We all are responsible for public safety. Hopefully this works. They set a standard that works and we keep a few idiots off the road.
 
DrLobotomy said:
At the cost of free will? Fuck yes.
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Free will?

Ok, I'm out of this conversation, apparently this dude is already high, next up talking about the government conspiracy of holding back the technology of a car that runs on water.
 
Claiming people should be able to freely while drive stoned "because freedom" is idiotic.

In fact, I think I'm going to just assume these people are trolling, because I don't want to believe my fellow humans are really that thick.
 
The real problem is that marijuana affect people differently. The same amount of THC can have two very different reactions in two people. One person might get VERY VERY strong reaction while the other might just have a mild buzz. It's not clear cut like alcohol is.
 
Well you can tell who has smoked and who hasn't on this thread.

Getting high isn't reefer madness guys, no matter how much you wanna believe the propaganda you are reading.
 
DrLobotomy said:
I don't have a problem with my driving either way.

It is all the other pansy fucks on the road that don't like it. :D
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So far your responses have been in the range of anecdotal evidence to edgy., you know what drunk people say/think right before the get into a vehicle and get in an accident? "I'm okay driving, I drive like this all the time"

Stop pretending like it doesn't affect people negatively at all, it doesn't help.
 
I’m ok with this. As long as the method is proven to be reliable. If the inherent margin of error is as high as breathalyzers, it should not be used.

I’m all for not letting people drive while high or drunk, but the process has to be either really accurate, or the consequences for it should be lowered. A DUI can really mess someone’s life up.
 
haste. said:
Well you can tell who has smoked and who hasn't on this thread.

Getting high isn't reefer madness guys, no matter how much you wanna believe the propaganda you are reading.
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Not wanting people to drive under the influence is "believing the [the reefer madness] propaganda"?

Good lord some days the Internet makes me weep.
 
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cdr_74_premium said:
Fuck you.

Prescription medication = controlled dose, controlled intake, controlled everything. Medical follow-ups. If you can't drive, your doctor will make sure you will not.

Weed, booze and the likes of it = take far more than you should, drive, do stupid things, and... that's it?
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must resit urge to punch you in the face...
 
Cool, but is there a breathalyzer for road rage, I was raised a Disney princess I think I always have the right of way, and too god damn old to be driving still? cause that's all even worse...at least in my every day experience that's been the case...
 
I would almost prefer haveing a test to see if your capable of driving no matter what you're on. test driving ability and take the license from everyone incapable of driving, whether that means your intoxicated, on a drug, too old, impaired in some other way, or just suck at driving. If you can drive and react to situations better then the average person can I literally could care less what your on.
 
bugleyman said:
Not wanting people to drive under the influence is "believing the [the reefer madness] propaganda"?

Good lord some days the Internet makes me weep.
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I think his point was a lot of people think weed is a bigger issue than it really is or should be because of false perceptions on it. Driving high as a damn kite isn't a great idea by any means, but it's still safer in many if not most cases than a lot of drivers that are entirely sober and simply drive like mindless reckless rejects that are all over the god damn roads.
 
cdabc123 said:
I would almost prefer haveing a test to see if your capable of driving no matter what you're on. test driving ability and take the license from everyone incapable of driving, whether that means your intoxicated, on a drug, too old, impaired in some other way, or just suck at driving. If you can drive and react to situations better then the average person can I literally could care less what your on.
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That or due away with mandates on airbags and seat belts and replace it with autonomous vehicle tech with the money saved it would probably balance out well enough is the ****ed up part.
 
It is an amazing thing that there actually exists justification for operating a motor vehicle under any sort of other state than what could be scientifically proven as "sober."

Free will?

Right.

See how well that works out for your average felon.
 
Alcohol and marijuana are very different things.
Treating one like the other legally seems like the easiest and safest place to start, but it's not where we should end up.
Some very strong conclusions on this forum by people who do not display familiarity.
 
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haste. said:
Well you can tell who has smoked and who hasn't on this thread.

Getting high isn't reefer madness guys, no matter how much you wanna believe the propaganda you are reading.
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Lol. I'm high right now (it's decriminalized where I am right now) and even I think that driving stoned is a fucking stupid idea.

ANY preventable bullshit should be prevented when it comes to driving. Period. That goes for painkillers to fucking immodium if it affects you. Double that when your loved ones are driving.

Hopefully this shows blood concentrations somehow, and not metabolite concentrations at all. That shit is equally BS.
 
It's going to be impossible to tailor a dui law that takes into account how it will impair a person, in that case I would Err on the side of caution and treat it similarly to alcohol, I would hope that the test would be able to distinguish the difference time makes. It stops effecting you much faster than alcohol and under no circumstance should someone get busted cause they smoked 4+ hours prior to the test. To the people that can smoke and drive, sorry but the ones that can't ruin it for you.
 
It's interesting how there are many prescription drugs that can potentially impair a driver much worse than marijuana, yet the only thing they say on the bottle is "Do not drive until you know how this medicine affects you" or similar.
 
well I assume they have similar laws to the uk in that if you have taken too much of a prescription drug and are impaired you can be arrested :- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31306714

also the doctor (gp) has to inform the dvla and they decide if your license is to be suspended if you have certain health conditions like afib until they're treated properly.
 
This is something to invest money in. If it actually works, I would say most states that have legal marijuana usage would adopt this.
 
Smashing Young Man said:
THC fucks me up and impairs me far more than alcohol. It just does not agree with my body chemistry at all. Parts of my body start moving involuntarily, like my right arm will just start rising for no reason along with various twitches. I have minor hallucinations on top of that. I also puke after about a half a joint.

So yeah, you don't want me behind the wheel of a car after toking. I suspect I'm not the only who is adversely affected by relatively small amounts of THC. As such, test for it, yes. Sorry if that's a downer man.
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You're probably allergic to it and shouldn't do it. That or it was laced....

THC affects everyone differently though and this will be really tough to staple everyone on a breath test. More research would have to be done because I guarantee you I can pass a drivers test while high. This can not be said of alcohol FOR ANYONE. The other issue is to be able to tell how much and when a person did intake THC into their system. This is just not going to work without far more research. THC is not like alcohol in that it impairs everyone the same. For me it actually helps me focus and helps control my twitch reflex.
 
DrLobotomy said:
When you can get the stupid fucks out of the left lane going 20 mph under the speed limit while staring at their phone then I might listen. Those bastards are sober as fuck.

Control freaks swarm like flies to shit like this.
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QFT! I agree the real danger on the road is definitely zombies on their smart phones and then drunk driving.
 
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This is something to invest money in. If it actually works, I would say most states that have legal marijuana usage would adopt this.
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It doesn't work no matter if it reads correctly or not. THC is a medicine and reacts differently to many different people unlike alcohol. This is just a way to make more money and prey on citizens per normal.
 
So much dumbassery in this thread.

You're a better driver stoned than you are when you're sober? Then you're a shitty driver.

The problem isn't X, the problem is Y! Hey, ever think that MAYBE we have more than one problem and both X AND Y need to be addressed? Ex: Speeding, distracted driving, poorly maintained vehicles, or any kind of impaired driving.

If you're impaired, you're a problem. Not because of your fuck'n 'freedom' but because you are putting everyone else on the road at risk.

BTW, I'm pro-marijuana legalization. It's no worse than, and sometimes better than alcohol. And they can both fuck you up and if you use, so you need to be responsible. Getting high and hopping into a multi-thousand pound vehicle is not responsible. It's reckless.

Reefer madness my ass... some of you assholes have some real straw-men to chase.
 
atp1916 said:
If you are high, you are not sober.

I don't give a fuck what you do on your own time, on your own property, behind your own doors - to your own body.

Step out in a vehicle and wanna drive high?

Yeah, your business becomes my business really. fucking. fast.
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Sure thing pal...oohhh....you even swore! Must be serious...lol...
 
DrLobotomy said:
Fuck these guys and their invention.

It should not be a crime to be driving while high.

Make sure it works for prescription medication also while you are at it. /s
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If you are unfit to drive from prescription drugs or recreational you can still face a DWI/DUI.

Also I am all for the legalization, but we have to expect there to be some limits/rules. Hell at least it is moving in the being legal direction.
 
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Fuck you.

Prescription medication = controlled dose, controlled intake, controlled everything. Medical follow-ups. If you can't drive, your doctor will make sure you will not.

Weed, booze and the likes of it = take far more than you should, drive, do stupid things, and... that's it?
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atp1916 said:
If you are high, you are not sober.

I don't give a fuck what you do on your own time, on your own property, behind your own doors - to your own body.

Step out in a vehicle and wanna drive high?

Yeah, your business becomes my business really. fucking. fast.
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I don't care if you're high on weed, prescription meds, or even superglue. Just like alcohol, if you're driving under the influence you're breaking the law. Don't like it? Sell your car for more weed and start paying for Uber because no one else wants to share the road with someone who isn't sober.
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