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TheMadMonk

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17. Which is why a test for active THC in blood, and NOT...

Reply to kestrel91316 (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 27, 2013, 02:51 AM

Feb 2013

...the inactive metabolite.

OTOH, 5 ng is bugger all, when even non users don't show impairment untill over 10 and even at 20+ regular users remain less impaired than a person at 0.05 on the grog.

And unlike those on alcohol, pot smokers tend to drive slower and more carefully when they're buzzed.

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Driving stoned bill clears 1st Colo. hurdle [View all] fizzgig Feb 2013 OP

IIRC, my first vehicular collision, my fault, was under the influence of herb. NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #1

some of it is that good, some of it isn't fizzgig Feb 2013 #3

That's just fine IF it doesn't result in drivers being found legally kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #2

i wonder if i could be found legally impaired driving to work fizzgig Feb 2013 #5

I think in WA there is a zero tolerance level - kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #18

Which is why a test for active THC in blood, and NOT... TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #17

Wait. How much is too stoned? Everyone will react differently. In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #4

and an individual will react differently under different circumstances fizzgig Feb 2013 #7

Exactly my point. It cannot be since the drug will show up for a month. In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #10

It's a tough one. Everyone reacts to alcohol differently . . . Journeyman Feb 2013 #8

Thank you. It will be difficult. In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #11

i've been pondering that question fizzgig Feb 2013 #12

Yeah, there are some users, both chronic and casual, who show no outward effects. . . Journeyman Feb 2013 #14

and it's legal to carry now fizzgig Feb 2013 #15

If you're toking, I think you should be off the road. I fully support your right to smoke, but I am Ed Suspicious Feb 2013 #6

how long should i wait before driving? fizzgig Feb 2013 #9

Yeah, I don't really know. When I posted, I had the same thought. Ed Suspicious Feb 2013 #13

One day... CanSocDem Mar 2013 #19

You know, man, when you are, one toke over the line, man,... DreamGypsy Feb 2013 #16