PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Marijuana legalization requires a new drug testing solution
The HOUND® CANNABIS BREATHALYZER ensures SAFETY + FAIRNESS™ by providing a fair breath test
Conventional marijuana tests (blood, urine, oral fluid, and hair) cannot differentiate between an individual who smoked shortly before work and therefore may be impaired versus someone who used responsibly over the weekend.
Legislators
Need breath tests to support current laws, workplace policies, and make roads safer while preventing unfair arrests of responsible users.
Employees
May choose to legally use marijuana outside of work, but risk job loss because of the inability of conventional tests to determine recent use.
Drivers
May choose to legally use marijuana long before driving, but face the possibility of wrongful DUI convictions if outdated testing methods are used.
Legal Marijuana Advocates
Worry about unfair arrest and firing of responsible marijuana users caused by residual THC in saliva, blood, and urine.
Employers
Want to maintain a safe work environment while retaining valuable employees who use marijuana responsibly outside of work.
Law Enforcement
Want to avoid possible wrongful arrests caused by THC tests like saliva or blood that detect historic use versus very recent use.
Legislators
Need breath tests to support current laws, workplace policies, and make roads safer while preventing unfair arrests of responsible users.
Employees
May choose to legally use marijuana outside of work, but risk job loss because of the inability of conventional tests to determine recent use.
Drivers
May choose to legally use marijuana long before driving, but face the possibility of wrongful DUI convictions if outdated testing methods are used.
Legal Marijuana Advocates
Worry unfair arrest and firing of responsible marijuana users caused by residual THC in saliva, blood, and urine.
No other technology can detect only recent cannabis use. How does it work?
The period of time that marijuana causes impairment has been identified by NHTSA1 and global researchers as just a few hours after use2
Oral fluid, blood, urine, and hair THC tests can all cause positive results long after impairment subsides – sometimes for an additional day or 2, but sometimes up to 3 months after use.
1 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
2 https://houndlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/drugshumanperformfs.pdf
Identifying recent cannabis use in breath requires measuring parts per trillion, which would be like finding 1 person in the population of 142 earths combined
This level of ultra-sensitivity is necessary in order to determine whether someone used cannabis recently enough that they may be within the peak impairment window.
The HOUND® CANNABIS BREATHALYZER is the only portable and highly sensitive solution that differentiates between the person who smoked cannabis legally and responsibly at a BBQ on Friday night, versus their colleague who smoked Monday morning on the way to work.
Minimal training required
Attach, breathe, and process – just a few easy steps and employers can collect a lab-quality breath sample.
Fast results on location
The handheld automatically and simultaneously captures 2 breath samples – one for immediate on-site processing and one for lab confirmation if required.
Secure and encrypted data
Cartridges are tamper-evident and store encrypted test results by a unique ID.
Non-invasive and hygienic
Individually packaged, single-use cartridges ensure reliable results and a sanitary process.
Ultra-sensitive measurement
1 billion times more sensitive than an alcohol breathalyzer, the ultra-sensitive technology measures recent cannabis use.
Portable and durable
The carrying case, built to withstand everyday use, contains everything needed for processing results on-location.
Product and Technical Specifications
Handheld
Intuitive and easy to use, the handheld collects breath specimens on a single-use cartridge.
- Screen indicates progress and signals when collection is complete.
- Internal pumps minimize donor effort and time to collect a sufficient breath sample.
- Charges when docked in the base station that is connected to a power source.
Breath Cartridge
Individually packaged, tamper-evident, disposable breath cartridges collect a sufficient specimen.
- Built-in mouthpiece eliminates the need to replace mouthpieces for each test.
- Unique cartridge ID ensures correlation of results on cartridge with donor while maintaining privacy.
- Automatically collects an additional sample for laboratory confirmation if needed.
- Tamper-evident design ensures integrity of all samples.
Base Station
Built into the carrying case, the base station quickly and accurately measures THC in breath with sensitivity that rivals the capabilities of mass spectrometers found in toxicology laboratories.
- For each sample, determines results in about 20 minutes.
- Stores results that can be sorted and viewed from the on-screen test log.
- Test results are also easily exportable via a thumb drive.
Employees are worth keeping.
Don’t risk losing them by using outdated marijuana tests.
