[bicyclebenny]

https://www.foxreno.com/news/26132233/detail.html

This is apparently hot off the wires. This roadside test has just been implemented as alluded to in a couple other stories in the media:
NHP troopers arrest Sparks man on suspicion of DUI and drug possession



https://www.rgj.com/article/20101214/...4021/1321/NEWS
Officers make 9 DUI arrests, hand out 116 citations during Reno checkpoint

[DoobieDuck]

BBenny many thanks for posting this story. I have been looking into thie Draegor company amd the Saliva 5000 unit, its ethics, and how well its products perform..IMO not good..all of it. I posted this thread you might want to look at..DD
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=198727

[kyndone]

i lived in vegas for almost 6 years, they are more soft on mj laws than they were in the early 90's, (i know from exp.) but i would think its a little soon to assume these tests are in any way accurate, if they worked that good i would think probation and parole dpts. would be going nutz for them, but if its true, and they work like they should, it might be a step in the right direction as far as getting mj to be legalized, i know that was one of the problems law enforcement were facing, was that a person could be driving under the influence and not have smoked since yesterday, or 30 days ago, interesting story, thanks bicyclebenny

[Grendelkhan]

I would imagine from a lawyers stand point that this is good for the defendant. Where these machines tested, calibrated, or even approved by any one? What standards where applied to these test and as kyndone said how do they tell when the person smoked? Just seem like a lot of if involved in these machines.

[ddrew]

It will be just like Breathalyzers when you get to court.
A good private attorney will argue about the validity of the test, and you will walk on the charge.

[funkfingers]

nanogram= billionth of a gram..The cut off level for cannabinoids in most court systems is 50 nanograms per ml, and usually about 250 nanogarms per ml, because the accuracy of the tests goes down considerably at those levels.. This test some how tests for cannabiniods in the body at 5 nanograms per ml...As a regular everday smoker , there is absolutely no way in hell, you could pass those tests.. It took me 4 months of not smoking at all to get below the cut off point of 50 nanograms per ml.. I guess watch out if you live in lake tahoe, no gamblin in stateline unless you haven't puffed for 3-4 months, or you have a driver cart you around...

America Fuck Yeah!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWS-F...eature=related

[mean mr.mustard]

I am a drug machine.

I wonder who sets the limits? I'm sure it's a vote by informed citizens....

[titoon29]

Well I would suspect they will do like in Europe, meaning the test is to check if you're positive, but it cannot be use as a proof as it is not very reliable.

But then when you get caught, they just send you to the closest hospital for a pee/blood test, and you're screwed.

In France, objective is 100,000 salivas tests in 2011.
False positive are rare, but false negative are not common either, even if you smoked 24hours before driving.

Fuckers.

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[♥Mo♥]

Nevada is so broke they are grasping at any straws they can get hold of. Tahoe is great, just stay on the Cali., side. I avoid crossing the Nevada state line as much as I can.

[itzgrowtime]

Im not a fan of these things unless they can somehow tell if you have smoked in the past couple hours. otherwise i cant imagine how these things could hold up in court. I think it would be safe to say that ruffly 80% or more of people driving, break the law daily... weather its speeding, or not signaling, or comming to a complete stop (including and especially the police officers) weather these people knowingly, or unknowingly break the law is irevelant. If they can tell me i was breakin the law because I got high 3 days ago, and was driving today, thats just not right.