tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post4740327668062440168..comments2024-03-27T19:37:18.558-05:00Comments on PawPaw's House: How High Is "Too High" When it Comes to PotPawpawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959820068377494313noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-26254086513699823202016-05-16T16:43:54.639-05:002016-05-16T16:43:54.639-05:00From what I have read, it took many years to devel...From what I have read, it took many years to develop a reliable breathalyzer (the first ones appeared about 1970 and were unreliable) and I have heard that there are still some that officers can manipulate to produce the results they want - I would not be surprised that field sampling for other drugs likewise takes a long time to develop. <br />I would agree with an impairment test IF it is objective; I've heard of times where officers failed drivers that were not impaired and vice versa. Fortunately for the drivers, dash cams help reign in mis behavior if the test is in view. <br />A good first step would be changing the law to allow research and testing that quantified the effects of marijuana and then develops a reliable field test for those effects. Jonathan Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476185257203343474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-12545854012812644082016-05-12T20:01:20.629-05:002016-05-12T20:01:20.629-05:00Came across this article on the subject:
http://w...Came across this article on the subject:<br /><br />http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_29879912/states-grapple-how-keep-stoners-off-road-amidJavaheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14922782424313956036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-86677131687366940972016-05-12T18:40:26.527-05:002016-05-12T18:40:26.527-05:00In the olden days I was a factory supervisor in a ...In the olden days I was a factory supervisor in a union shop. We couldn't test without suspicion (obvious impairment or an unsafe act). And pot was as big a problem as alcohol so breathalyzer didn't help anyway. You did two things -- use your eyes and common sense -- and a little persuasion. My speech "You sure you feel ok? You look a little under the weather, if you need to go home, I'll ok that." Probably won't work at a traffic stop though.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08754197709006547909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-73972841631446505752016-05-12T06:43:33.893-05:002016-05-12T06:43:33.893-05:00Charlie Mitchell said...
All of this goes away if...Charlie Mitchell said... <br />All of this goes away if the limit is set to 0.<br />That is not practical, or logical. <br />There is food that will cause a slight BAC, and I'm NOT talking about fruit soaked in "jungle juice". Most mouthwashes contain some level of ethanol. <br /><br />MADD succeeded in getting the BAC limit lowered from 0.1% to .08%. Since the national average for drivers stopped for suspicion of DWI is approx .15% BAC, changing to .08% BAC made little practical difference. About the only thing this accomplished was to give LEOs about an extra 45 min to administer a BAC test, before the BAC on a 0.1% BAC driver dropped below the new threshold of .08%.<br />Termitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-57557680375091868632016-05-11T20:26:09.292-05:002016-05-11T20:26:09.292-05:00That's an issue.
If they pass field sobriety ...That's an issue.<br /><br />If they pass field sobriety tests, are they a problem? (Not a rhetorical question - are they a hazard to drive if they pass a field sobriety tests?)<br /><br />If they don't, my understanding is that THC lingers in the system much longer than alcohol, so if there is a reliable blood- or urine- based test that should work. Don't know if there's a reliable blow tester or not.<br /><br />I don't have any particular problem with pot being legal, but it does seem harder for users to precisely meter their dosage. And that *is* a concern if they're trying to drive.Javaheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14922782424313956036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-67147068915663946442016-05-11T14:53:32.806-05:002016-05-11T14:53:32.806-05:00All of this goes away if the limit is set to 0.
Do...All of this goes away if the limit is set to 0.<br />Don't get me wrong - I like my beer and whiskey as much as the next guy (maybe even more), but drinking and driving don't mix. I'm 58, and grew up in the South, where there was a sort of culture of drinking and driving. Did it myself a million times. But everybody you will ever meet will say the same thing "I can handle it, I'm okay to drive".<br />Charlie Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14711194082485871790noreply@blogger.com