Avetta, Hound Labs partner with world’s first on-site test for recent marijuana use
Hound Labs’ solution is a key method to help both employees and companies maintain safety in all areas of the supply chain. Companies now have an accurate way to determine whether or not employees recently used marijuana prior to coming to the job site. This process is especially critical in states where recreational marijuana use…
Topics: Employers, Public Safety, THC Science
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Weed breathalyzer may nab COVID ‘super-spreaders’
“A breathalyzer developed to find molecules of THC – the psychoactive chemical in marijuana – is being repurposed to test for the novel coronavirus on patients’ breath.” View the full article here >
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What’s the science behind a THC breath-test getting a $300k pilot program in Oklahoma?
“I am very aggressive in that I’m trying to make our medical program the best medical program in the country,” [Rep. Scott] Fetgatter said. “I’m tired of listening to ‘what does Colorado do or California or Oregon.’ I want people to say ‘What is Oklahoma doing? How are they getting it right?’” View the full…
Topics: Driver Safety, Law Enforcement, Marijuana DUI, THC Science
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Ask Dr. Lynn – How does the Hound® breathalyzer balance safety and fairness?
Watch Dr. Lynn explain why a marijuana breathalyzer is a fairer drug test in the era of legalization.
Topics: Employers, Law Enforcement, THC Science
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Ask Dr. Lynn – What differentiates a marijuana breathalyzer from other drug tests?
Dr. Lynn outlines the difference between testing breath vs. other body fluids such as oral fluid (saliva), blood, urine, and hair.
Topics: THC Science
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Ask Dr. Lynn – What is the science behind the Hound® marijuana breathalyzer?
Dr. Mike Lynn, CEO and Co-Founder of Hound Labs, describes some of the scientific challenges the company overcame to create the Hound breathalyzer.
Topics: THC Science
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Testing drivers for cannabis is hard. Here’s why
“We aren’t measuring impairment, we’re measuring THC in breath where it lasts a very short period of time, providing objective data about THC in breath to law enforcement and employers to use in conjunction with other information they have gathered,” said Hound Labs founder Mike Lynn, an emergency room doctor, reserve deputy sheriff and venture…
Topics: Driver Safety, Law Enforcement, THC Science
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Cops want to know who’s driving while stoned. Tests are being developed, but level of impairment after smoking weed is still hard to measure.
The difficulty with [blood testing] is police typically need a judge’s approval for a search warrant, and then need a trained phlebotomist to draw the blood, a process that can easily take a couple of hours. By then, studies show, most of the THC in blood has already dissipated, even though the person may still…
Topics: Law Enforcement, Marijuana DUI, THC Science
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Marijuana drug test in works; could be relief for employers
“The thing that’s groundbreaking about this test is it can distinguish recent use from historic use,” Mr. Boxer said. “An employee in many states has a legal right to use cannabis.” View the full article here >
Topics: Marijuana DUI, THC Science, Workplace Policies
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That last toke for the road could be a downer with pot breathalyzers coming
“A test like that would frankly make sense,” Armentano [deputy director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws] said. “Just like we wouldn’t allow employees to have a couple drinks and show up to work.” View the full article here >
Topics: Law Enforcement, Marijuana DUI, THC Science
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