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AlVic40117560_ t1_iwmdrt6 wrote

Reply to comment by ult420 in Chester County man convicted of 12th DUI: Lancaster DA by sintactacle

Got it. Is there another effective way to detect if somebody is currently high vs just that they have smoked weed within the past 30 days? If you smoked weed 2 weeks ago, you’re obviously fine to drive today so that way of doing it seems pretty off base.

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Petkorazzi t1_iwmgl5j wrote

Well, it's tricky. Normally a field sobriety test would be a good general indicator but THC doesn't cause horizontal gaze nystagmus so it's more subjective. Plus cops lie, so...yeah.

To my knowledge there's no "weed breathalyzer" and even if there were THC concentrations aren't necessarily indicative of level of impairment.

Haven't had the chance to look at the legal codes for states that have legal cannabis usage but I'd be curious to see what they've got on the books for this.

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SlutMachine t1_iwn38hm wrote

They are about to pilot the breathalyzer in Warren county.

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