Inside the Marijuana Breathalyzer Arms Race
Hound Labs and Cannabix Technologies really don't like each other -- and for good reason.
In November, Massachusetts and California legalized marijuana consumption as Florida, Arkansas, and North Dakota became the 26th, 27th, and 28th states to legalize the consumption of medically prescribed marijuana. When the new legislation goes into effect, half of Americans will live in states where marijuana can be legally consumed and roughly 67 million Americans — some 21 percent of the population — will be able to smoke without any non-federal restraints beyond their own sense of responsibility. And if they want to drive stoned, they will be able to do so.
That poses a problem for law enforcement officials, who are poorly equipped — literally and figuratively — to penalize chemically altered drivers when the chemical in question is tetrahydrocannabinol. THC doesn’t intoxicate a person the same way alcohol does and doesn’t cycle through the...
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