• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    That is true and it is a problem. As I said to @aelwero, I wonder if there is a way to test whether or not you’ve used it recently enough to impair your ability to operate heavy machinery? I am a heavy user of cannabis myself because I use it to treat a nerve condition and I would never operate heavy machinery or drive a car while under the influence, but plenty of people are happy to drive a car while high, so I’m sure plenty of people will be happy to work that metal press while high. I don’t know what the answer here is.

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      11 months ago

      A better test. Before the breathalyzer a suspected drunk would have to get a urine test at the police station, or a blood test in an ED. Whoever cracks the THC test will be rich.

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      11 months ago

      Yeah the UK police do a test that can tell if the THC in your blood is still active, it still over measures a bit but can tell the difference between someone smoking a bit the night before and having had one before work in the morning or in the lunch break.

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        11 months ago

        I’m guessing that won’t make it to the U.S. cops any time soon. Not when they have arrest quotas to make.

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      11 months ago

      I wonder if there is a way to test whether or not you’ve used it recently enough to impair your ability to operate heavy machinery?

      Blood tests would be positive during any impairment and a few hours afterwards.

      In order of how long it would take to pass a given test after use, it goes blood, saliva, sweat, urine, hair.