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RainDog

(28,784 posts)
4. this is an excellent point
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 06:03 PM
Feb 2013

I think the only way drug testers can get a minimally accurate result would be through saliva tests, rather than urine tests.

Even so, until this issue is settled, those who are testing for drugs can choose x amt of metabolites as an indicator based upon avgs.

100 or more willing male and female volunteers of various weights, ages, and activity levels could consume cannabis and then allow themselves to be tested after a few hours. The avg parts per taken 4 hours after consumption would be the cut off level that companies would test for since that's also the outside time limit for psychotropic effects that might interfere with someone's perception while using heavy machinery or driving a vehicle.

The parts per that companies would test for in urine still wouldn't be accurate, but this baseline could provide a better way to deal with liability than what currently exists.

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