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A comment on Launch HN: SannTek (YC S19) – Breathalyzer for Cannabis.

Re:Launch HN: SannTek (YC S19) – Breathalyzer for Cannabis by Fnoord on Friday August 16, 2019 @04:22PM (#20719347)
1) You mention THC. Do you test for CBD as well?

2) What if I walk around on the train or bus station, and I inhale some cannabis from someone who smokes? (This scenario is realistic for me.)

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Re:Launch HN: SannTek (YC S19) – Breathalyzer for Cannabis by SannTek on Friday August 16, 2019 @06:30PM (#20720331)
Good questions.

1. Our device does not detect CBD. It is specific to delta-9-THC. Our understanding is that CBD is not psychoactive and the police not interested in it.

2. As of yet, we have not seen any results from non-cannabis users on our device, some of whom were in the same room as our cannabis users when they used the drug. This will definitely be a focus of future tests for us, though. It would clearly be a huge problem if we returned positives from second hand smoke.

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