 |
|
From the article:
Posted on: October 18, 2018 at 13:25:45 CT
Spanky KU
Posts:
146380
Member For:
21.01 yrs
Level:
User
M.O.B. Votes:
5
Part of the problem is that it is difficult to accurately measure how pot impacts drivers. "Many studies, using a variety of methods, have attempted to estimate the risk of driving after use of marijuana," a NHTSA report advised Congress last year. "While useful in identifying how marijuana affects the performance of driving tasks, experimental and observational studies do not lend themselves to predicting real-world crash risk."
Police have a particularly difficult challenge because of the way marijuana works in the body. Blood alcohol levels provide a direct correlation showing how much a motorist has had to drink, with those levels dropping rapidly as someone sobers up. But while THC levels spike after smoking weed or eating a consumable, the psychoactive ingredient remains in the body for weeks, long after it has stopped having any impact.
Police have a particularly difficult challenge because of the way marijuana works in the body. Blood alcohol levels provide a direct correlation showing how much a motorist has had to drink, with those levels dropping rapidly as someone sobers up. But while THC levels spike after smoking weed or eating a consumable, the psychoactive ingredient remains in the body for weeks, long after it has stopped having any impact.
Please explain why this message is being reported.
MESSAGE THREAD
- 
From the article: - Spanky KU - 10/18 13:25:45