Current Roadside Tests For Marijuana Impairment Are ‘Pseudoscientific,’ Law Professor Says

Roadside tests for marijuana impairment that are widely used by police departments across the U.S. are “inadequate,” according to a newly published commentary by a Rutgers University law professor, urging policymakers to take a more scientifically robust approach to transportation safety.

Unlike what he describes as a scientifically validated “close correlation” between blood alcohol concentration and fatal vehicle accidents, tests for the presence cannabinoids and their metabolites don’t provide a clear indication that someone is behaviorally impaired.

“The science is fairly clear that the presence per se of cannabinoids in bodily fluids ‘provides little, if any, information concerning behavioral impairment,’” the article says, citing past research.

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