// Definition
The ongoing challenge of developing a reliable cannabis impairment test for driving, analogous to the alcohol breathalyzer. Courts in Oregon and Washington tossed DUI convictions due to lack of proven impairment tests. Research shows habitual users with high blood THC levels may not be impaired, while naive users can be significantly affected — making a universal standard problematic.
// From the Episode
Discussed extensively in EP127. Key points: alcohol impairment testing wasn't standardized until 1986; cannabis saliva and oral tests are in development but unfinalized; X-Games athletes perform extreme sports while using cannabis; a New York Times journalist's negative edible experience (Maureen Dowd) was discussed as irresponsible journalism but raised valid points about naive user safety. Etienne emphasized this is something the cannabis community must 'confront head-on.'
// Source
Ep. 127 Hash Church CXXIV 124 →