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kristopher

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Tue May 30, 2017, 03:08 PM May 2017

These companies are racing to develop a Breathalyzer for pot

These companies are racing to develop a Breathalyzer for pot
POSTED 10:00 PM, MAY 28, 2017, BY CNN WIRE

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...Hound Labs announced on Tuesday that it has raised $8.1 million from the venture capital company Benchmark, which funded Uber and Tinder, and has started clinical trials in conjunction with the University of California, San Francisco.

The Hound device is designed to detect both marijuana and alcohol in human breath. Dr. Michael Lynn, the CEO, said his company is planning to sell it by the end of the year.

“We tested on so many people now that we’re quite confident,” he told CNNMoney.

He said his company’s device will cost $600 to $800 and will be sold to police departments — and employers, too. In the eight states where recreational pot is legal, companies might not care whether their workers smoked weed the night before, but would definitely care if they are driving trucks or school buses while stoned....

http://wreg.com/2017/05/28/these-companies-are-racing-to-develop-a-breathalyzer-for-pot/

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These companies are racing to develop a Breathalyzer for pot (Original Post) kristopher May 2017 OP
lol tazkcmo May 2017 #1
And I'm sure they'll be shitty products! Initech May 2017 #2
Yah, mon... MineralMan May 2017 #3
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