 Photo cred: https://www.gaize.ai/ Presale orders are now beginning for a fascinating new type of cannabis impairment testing equipment.
Current, traditional THC impairment tests can be highly inaccurate, as most only test for THC metabolites, which can stay in a person’s system for a several weeks or more. This problem with accurate drug testing has caused enormous problems with law enforcement all across the country. If they test a person on the spot, the equipment or testing methods they’re using could be inaccurate, which could cause all sorts of legal troubles for them if challenged. Employers, too, are having a hard time with this. Often, an employer may fully understand that a metabolite type of test is not accurate for immediate intoxication. They might even use cannabis themself! But, employers also need business insurance, and those insurance companies often require that employees be drug tested. So while an employer may desperately need employees, and want to hire certain ones, often the insurance companies inaccurate and outdated drug testing policies can prevent that. Perhaps the most concerning, immediate need for accurate employer drug testing is with transportation. We all know the last couple years have brought some serious supply chain issues, and unfortunately improper cannabis impairment testing is causing that problem to get worse. Each of us rely on truck deliveries to keep products in stock. Not just the products we as consumers directly use, but also the countless supplies needed by the businesses we also rely on for our day to day life. Unfortunately, though, the American Trucking Association estimates that there are currently 80,000 unfilled truck driver positions. And despite this huge gap in needed truck drivers, the Department of Transportation reported that more than 70,000 truckers in the last two years have lost their jobs due to testing positive for cannabis use. The Department of Transportation is aware this is, in part, due to inaccurate metabolite testing, and have thus issued warnings to drivers that until they get better testing equipment, drivers should not use ANY form of cannabis, even off the job and in legal states, or even with a valid prescription. Also using CBD gummies for sleep, or topical CBD cream for skin conditions or pain management can show positive for a cannabis metabolite test. So clearly accurate testing is needed. But it also needs to be functional, meaning, it must be portable enough for a cop to easily carry it, fast enough to test on the spot, and undeniably accurate to prevent challenging lawsuits. One company, Gaize, has announced that they have just the thing… and they’re now taking pre-sale orders for their new testing device, which they say will be shipping soon. The technology sounds really interesting… Here’s how they say it works: a virtual reality headset is placed on the subject. The headset uses extremely sensitive, high quality embedded eye tracking sensors to measure eye movement. That data is then used to precisely correlate that to the behavior of sober or impaired eyes. All this is done in just six minutes. Gaize says their tests are highly accurate, as well as also being objective, and something else very important: scientifically defensible, should the results be challenged. The Gaize website says the units are available for law enforcement, as well as employers. And the Chronic Magazine is reporting the Employer cost is $399 a month, so it sounds like a subscription type of service. https://www.gaize.ai/ Comments are closed.
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