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Re:Launch HN: SannTek (YC S19) – Breathalyzer for Cannabis by 4NDR10D on Friday August 16, 2019 @01:48PM (#20717613)
Great job to the founders, awesome to see more cool companies out of the UW nano program.

Curious why all the negativity, perhaps people are unaware that cannabis actively DOES impair driving to dangerous levels. Also, as this startup is from Canada I'm almost certain the mindframe of the founders is to develop a device that makes legalization EASIER, not allowing police to use it catch and arrest people on the street who they think are high.

One issue we have been dealing with in Canada is how to regulate driving after consuming cannabis. A zero tolerance policy for smoking + driving within days is unreasonable and thus will be ineffective. This device and the research behind it looks like could help regulators and police catch people who are dangerously high while not arresting those who happened to smoke much earlier.

Re:Launch HN: SannTek (YC S19) – Breathalyzer for Cannabis by threezero on Friday August 16, 2019 @03:10PM (#20718580)
Please cite actual statistics and studies that prove cannabis impairment danger.
Re:Launch HN: SannTek (YC S19) – Breathalyzer for Cannabis by rbobby on Friday August 16, 2019 @03:37PM (#20718877)
Re:Launch HN: SannTek (YC S19) – Breathalyzer for Cannabis by realshowbiz on Friday August 16, 2019 @05:43PM (#20720004)
“ In seven of ten studies cited, cannabis use was associated with a decrease in driving speed despite explicit instructions to maintain a particular speed, whereas under the influence of alcohol, subjects consistently drove faster. Two simulator studies showed that the tendency to overtake was decreased with cannabis use but increased with alcohol.52, 53 One simulator study and two on-road studies examining car-following behavior concluded that cannabis smokers tend to increase the distance between themselves and the car in front of them.41, 45 Other studies have found no adverse effects of marijuana use on sign detection,49 a sudden lane-changing task,43 or the detection of and response to hazardous events.”
Re:Launch HN: SannTek (YC S19) – Breathalyzer for Cannabis by robocat on Friday August 16, 2019 @05:19PM (#20719809)
"Epidemiological studies have been inconclusive regarding whether cannabis use causes an increased risk of accidents; in contrast, unanimity exists that alcohol use increases crash risk" - direct quote from your link.

That study is about alcohol combined with cannabis (i.e. presuming effect then striving to find a cause).

Disclaimer: I have never been a cannabis user.

Re:Launch HN: SannTek (YC S19) – Breathalyzer for Cannabis by nullstyle on Friday August 16, 2019 @05:19PM (#20719811)
"marijuana smokers tend to compensate effectively for their impairment by utilizing a variety of behavioral strategies such as driving more slowly, passing less, and leaving more space between themselves and cars in front of them."
Re:Launch HN: SannTek (YC S19) – Breathalyzer for Cannabis by computerex on Friday August 16, 2019 @03:26PM (#20718778)
Do you have any proof that cannabis impairs driving?
Re:Launch HN: SannTek (YC S19) – Breathalyzer for Cannabis by derekdahmer on Friday August 16, 2019 @03:47PM (#20718981)
Here is a good overview of dozens of studies that have performed on subject.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2722956/#S3titl...

The tl;dr is Cannabis absolutely impairs the core skills you use when driving, but also raises your awareness of your impairment so those under the influence tend to drive more cautiously. The result is in simulator studies cannabis shows a clear negative effect, but in functional studies, its more of a wash.

Re:Launch HN: SannTek (YC S19) – Breathalyzer for Cannabis by computerex on Saturday August 17, 2019 @08:46AM (#20723751)
Please fully read and understand the resource you linked

> Experienced smokers who drive on a set course show almost no functional impairment under the influence of marijuana, except when it is combined with alcohol.

And the conclusion that the lack of functional impairment is due to increased awareness of impairment is merely speculation and is not based on any empirical result.

Re:Launch HN: SannTek (YC S19) – Breathalyzer for Cannabis by CosmicShadow on Friday August 16, 2019 @09:23PM (#20721300)
I don't even understand how this is a question in anyone's mind.
Re:Launch HN: SannTek (YC S19) – Breathalyzer for Cannabis by computerex on Saturday August 17, 2019 @08:42AM (#20723732)
Because studies show that Marijuana results in no functional impairment in test courses? Maybe you should learn to trust data and science rather than just your preheld beliefs that aren't necessarily rooted in sound logic or reasoning.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2722956/#S3titl...

Re:Launch HN: SannTek (YC S19) – Breathalyzer for Cannabis by CosmicShadow on Sunday August 18, 2019 @05:05PM (#20732860)
Have you never seen anyone super stoned before? What studies do you even need beyond that? Yeah there is a scale before people shouldn't be driving, and this device will help enforce that line. It may take time and work, but better than nothing.
Re:Launch HN: SannTek (YC S19) – Breathalyzer for Cannabis by computerex on Monday August 19, 2019 @05:24AM (#20736211)
Once again, your personal experience and anecdotes aren't necessarily reflective of reality. Personal anecdotes are the worst form of evidence there is. Read the actual study, so that you may learn something. Your miniscule personal experience is in no way rigorous.

The study contradicts your assertions and does so in a rigorous controlled study. Obviously that holds more weight than your anecdotes or statements that have no empirical or logical basis.

Re:Launch HN: SannTek (YC S19) – Breathalyzer for Cannabis by rbobby on Friday August 16, 2019 @03:37PM (#20718879)
Re:Launch HN: SannTek (YC S19) – Breathalyzer for Cannabis by computerex on Saturday August 17, 2019 @08:44AM (#20723742)
From the paper you linked

> Experienced smokers who drive on a set course show almost no functional impairment under the influence of marijuana, except when it is combined with alcohol