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AlVic40117560_ t1_iwmbns5 wrote

Reply to comment by Super_C_Complex in Chester County man convicted of 12th DUI: Lancaster DA by sintactacle

How does the medical marijuana act work? Are you allowed to drive with THC in your system?

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ult420 t1_iwmcszj wrote

No, but it stays in the system for 30 days. Every time a patient drives it’s a gamble for a dui. People have been trying to change this for a while

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AlVic40117560_ t1_iwmdrt6 wrote

Got it. Is there another effective way to detect if somebody is currently high vs just that they have smoked weed within the past 30 days? If you smoked weed 2 weeks ago, you’re obviously fine to drive today so that way of doing it seems pretty off base.

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Petkorazzi t1_iwmgl5j wrote

Well, it's tricky. Normally a field sobriety test would be a good general indicator but THC doesn't cause horizontal gaze nystagmus so it's more subjective. Plus cops lie, so...yeah.

To my knowledge there's no "weed breathalyzer" and even if there were THC concentrations aren't necessarily indicative of level of impairment.

Haven't had the chance to look at the legal codes for states that have legal cannabis usage but I'd be curious to see what they've got on the books for this.

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SlutMachine t1_iwn38hm wrote

They are about to pilot the breathalyzer in Warren county.

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Super_C_Complex t1_iwmi7hw wrote

Can't drive with any amount if THC or metabolite in your system

It's dumb

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signedpants t1_iwmctm2 wrote

No, weed reduces your reaction time and you can't drive with it in your system.

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acm8221 t1_iwmqyaj wrote

Weed reduces your reaction time while you're high. THC stays in your system for 30 days. You aren't impaired for 30 straight days.

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ActualPopularMonster t1_iwmy8mr wrote

>You aren't impaired for 30 straight days.

You are if you get high every day.

But seriously, yeah, you're right.

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signedpants t1_iwmrhc7 wrote

That's correct and I'm not quite sure where they are on creating a new test for it. I think I read Colorado and Oregon (maybe?) were trying to create a new test that accounts for that, but for now there's some unfair stuff around DUIs with weed in your system. Better safe than sorry.

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