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Re:Prenatal cannabis exposure associated with mental disorde... by PointlessLogin on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @06:45AM (#32822616)
> Cannibis can be in your system for weeks or months

No.

You are confusing the tests for cannabis metabolites (that can tell if you smoked weeks ago) to tests for THC, the substance that gets you stoned and leaves the bloodstream as you sober up.

A driving impairment test will test for THC, not metabolites. Nobody cares if you smoked last week, only if you are under the influence when driving.

In the UK, having 2ug / litre of THC in the blood is a drug-driving offence. At a minimum you will loose your licence for 1 year.

https://www.majlaw.co.uk/offences/drug-driving/cannabis/

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Re:Prenatal cannabis exposure associated with mental disorde... by ok_dad on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @02:58PM (#32841663)
> 2ug / litre of THC in the blood is a drug-driving offence

So I can have up to 8ug of THC in my blood? If I took 0.1mg (100ug) of THC (and would be very NOT high in this case, as it is 1/100th of a "normal" dose) I would probably be over the limit in that case, so sure they may be able to test for THC in the blood, but the limit is so laughably low as to effectively ban cannabis users from driving.

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Re:Prenatal cannabis exposure associated with mental disorde... by PointlessLogin on Friday September 16, 2022 @04:32AM (#32863633)
Read the bloody link I provided!
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