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There's 'No Linear Relationship Of Blood THC To Driving,' Study Finds, Calling Into Question Many State Marijuana-Impaired Driving Laws (www.marijuanamoment.net)

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[–] timetraveller 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Something like this is printed on nearly every medication that is prescribed to individuals that may cause impairment, the label on the prescription says that you should [..]take caution until you understand how the medication affects you before you get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle.

The same type of warning needs to be placed on cannabis products. Some users may have considerable impairment and be unable to operate anything, based on the strains and terpenes, THC level, CBD, CBN, CBD, and other components that may cause the driver to have a different combination of effects. Similar to how someone who may take sleeping medication and caffeine pills at the same time could have a negative effect when driving a vehicle.

This is a good study to see as there are more and more states going legal and more and more medical patients needing to have transportation, but also the medical effects of cannabis.

[–] Bassman1805 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's also a difference in medication with a prescribed dose and recreational pot where you pretty much just "feel it out".

Maybe you have your limit where you've got a slight buzz but still enough focus and reaction time to drive safely. But maybe that last nug you ground up was way more potent tab the last, and the same amount of weed gave you more THC than the last bowl.

I really want allele to find a test for Marijuana impairment that's a accurate to the moment of the test as a BAC test is, so we can replace sledgehammer bans where smoking on your day off can jeopardize your entire job.

[–] timetraveller 5 points 1 month ago

Indeed, the level of a single bowl hit could be anywhere from 5 mg to 50 mg depending on the potency. Somebody used to smoking 18% THC then consumes a 32% THC hydroponic stain, may completely be inebriated. Where they are normally able to have a bowl and go out and mow the lawn.