Low-Public-9948 t1_je4njxe wrote on March 29, 2023 at 11:56 AM

Reply to comment by victorix58 in Lawmaker takes drug test to prove Pennsylvania DUI laws unfair by victorix58

I was quite literally asking your thought. I don’t condone impaired driving whatsoever, but the system in place isn’t designed to truly help people who get DUI’s. All that aside, we do have breathalyzers to measure BAC..fairly accurately. Field sobriety tests certainly help but seem significantly more open to opinion rather than fact. How do we find out if you just smoked an hour ago versus 5 days ago, a month ago. How far does government have to be up our ass? All things to consider

victorix58 OP t1_je78nug wrote on March 29, 2023 at 10:28 PM

A blood test will show significantly higher levels if you just smoked a month ago vs. just smoked an hour ago. Like 50nanograms per ml vs. 5ng/ml.

Blood tests are absolutely standard in DUI investigations. They just don't care the level of the results in marijuana right now. They should, if we are seeking to punish actual impairment.

Low-Public-9948 t1_je80zug wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:00 AM

So everyone suspected of driving under the influence has to submit to a blood test?

victorix58 OP t1_je83um2 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:23 AM

You dont have to, but they will suspend your license if you dont. they will still prosecute you as well.

Low-Public-9948 t1_je9p901 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 1:08 PM

Imagine for a second that you don’t intake THC, in any way, ever. One day you get pulled over and are suspected driving impaired. Seems like a flawed system to me.