A new portable device to detect marijuana use almost right away

California based Hound Labs Inc. is claiming to have made a breakthrough in the rush to develop a portable device capable of detecting THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, in the breath of someone that has recently smoked a substance containing the chemical. They claim also that their device will soon be small enough for use by law enforcement to remove impaired drivers from the road.

 

Several states in the U.S. have legalized recreational marijuana use, and even more have allowed it for medicinal use. This trend has  on edge as there is currently no roadside test that can detect THC use by a driver in real time—instead, if such use is suspected, police officers must take blood or  that can take days to deliver an answer—that makes it difficult to arrest a driver on the spot, which means in some cases, letting them...

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