 The federal government is trying to find an accurate way to do roadside testing on individuals to determine current cannabis intoxication and impairment.
In their press release, the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) acknowledge that, “currently, it is impossible to draw a correlation between driving impairment and delta-9-terahydrocannabinol (Δ9THC) concentration in blood, which is the most reliable matrix with which to determine recent cannabis use.” The project’s funding description adds that they are looking into a two breath sample system where, as they said, “Recent cannabis use would be distinguished from abstinence by a slope consistent with acute cannabis elimination.” The National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) is thus seeking a contractor to help with recruiting participants, collecting breath samples, and sending those to the NIST for laboratory analysis. Comments are closed.
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