Drugalysers now in force

It will be interesting to see how this holds up in court regarding cannabis. I've read different figures for how long after smoking you would fail a drugalyser, but it seems somewhere between 12-24 hours.

So when the first court case comes up and the defedant claims they smoked cannabis the previous day, what's going to happen?

If they still get convicted then it pretty much means the government have told people if you smoke cannabis you can't drive, which is ****ed up.

Why is that messed up? At the moment it's illegal anyway, let alone the fact that it would impair people driving. Is anyone going to actually make the claim that driving whilst high is 100% safe for everyone?

At the end of the day, if there are accidents because of reckless people driving whilst on certain drugs, it's time to stop them from happening. I've seen people who would be ok with taking stuff before driving home at night but wouldnt drink incase they were pulled over; hopefully this will have the same effect because my god they couldnt drive for ****.

No, it's not illegal for a person who smokes cannabis to drive, nor is it illegal to be under the influence of cannabis.

Yes it is illegal to drive under the influence of cannabis but that's not what i said.

If this test detects cannabis 24hr after exposure it is not just targeting people who are driving stoned, it is targeting anyone who smokes cannabis and drives when sober, i.e the next day to work.

I'm really confused where you're coming from. It's a controlled substance. It inhibits people's ability to drive. There's just not much more to say on the matter than that. If people have a 'chungover' that should be as much a reason not to drive as a hangover is.

I'm really confused where you're coming from. It's a controlled substance. It inhibits people's ability to drive. There's just not much more to say on the matter than that. If people have a 'chungover' that should be as much a reason not to drive as a hangover is.

Chungover? Weed doesn't give you a hangover if that's what you mean.

Let me clarify: Assuming this test will detect cannabis up to 24 hours after someone smokes, people will test positive when they are neither under the influence nor impaired i.e who haven't smoked cannabis since the previous day.

I'm not talking about people who are actually under the influence and driving, i'm talking about the 6 million+ people who may smoke a joint after work then drive to work completely sober the next day.

Plus i'm guessing this drug road side test is not enough to be used in court - Like how when someone fails a roadside breathalyser they must provide another specimen at the station on a more advanced analyser or a blood/urine test.

If they take a blood test for cannabis it would detect cannabis even if someone hasn't smoked in months.

It'd be like getting a drink driving conviction for having half a pint, a trifle or a chocolate liquor over 24 hours ago.

That's exactly what it would be like. If someone goes out and drives in a dangerous way, and when tested they've got alcohol in the system from the box of chocolates they got given, well then maybe they should have been a better driver.

A harmless joke


So what you're saying is, when Cannabis is in some peoples systems, they're not impaired? In what way does that differ from the current inebriation laws? There are certain boxes of chocolate that would put people over the limit.



The harsh truth is it's to prevent people from abusing the current systems (which they are), and as it's a Class B controlled substance I'm kind of unsympathetic to the people enjoying a joint after work to be honest. Don't get me wrong, I personally fully advocate the legalisation of Cannabis, but as it's currently illegal to possess, anyone driving stupid enough to get pulled over and tested who hasn't had a joint since yesterday evening definitely deserves it for being so daft. If this makes people a bit more careful about getting high and driving then it's worth it.



This is definitely more aimed at the current culture of taking coke so that you can go out and drive home without getting in trouble for being drunk though.







That's exactly what it would be like. If someone goes out and drives in a dangerous way, and when tested they've got alcohol in the system from the box of chocolates they got given, well then maybe they should have been a better driver.

I smoke then work the next day. I work at 5, finish at 11, then don't drive until 5pm the next day. I am being penalised because I like a joint rather then a beer at night. Anyways, after not smoking for 2 days ( had kids night before) I went to work at 11am on Friday. At 330 I got pulled by police and searched me, my car and then swabbed me. This came back positive. And I can promise I wasn't under the influence at all. So the test is a dud. 5 hours of my time, plus may lose my license all because of a drug that is detected in your blood for about 72 hours. That's my life as a delivery driver for 6 years gone. That's me not being able to collect my kids from school. This was the third sean test I have done now the. 2 before were negative. ******** yeah?

Could you please ellaborate the details with us as your exapmle unfortunately a very accurate to the problem most of us could face with, but it's not discussed anywhere.
What happened after that? How seriously did they take it and did it influenced your life in any way? Thanks