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HerrSchnaufer

HerrSchnaufer

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Anyone got any info on the metabolic half life of 11-hydroxy-THC?

I'm guessing it'll be what the new "drugalysers" test for when testing UK motorists (just made a thread in DITM), since 11-nor-9-carboxy-THC is present for weeks and doesn't imply intoxication, merely use on a previous date.

I was wondering how quickly levels drop, what sort of levels suggest intoxication (or at least what sort of levels the government will use to suggest intoxication), whether this will be metabolised quicker in regular smokers than occasional tokers?

There doesn't seem to be a huge wealth of information about it, and the only study I've found on my (somewhat brief) searches, cite a metabolic half life of 2.1 hours across 9 test subjects. I'm assuming they're not regular tokers though.

Any info that'll help me piece this all together would be awesome. Thanks in advance guys.
 
HerrSchnaufer said:
I'm guessing it'll be what the new "drugalysers" test for when testing UK motorists (just made a thread in DITM), since 11-nor-9-carboxy-THC is present for weeks and doesn't imply intoxication, merely use on a previous date.
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Don't be so sure that they won't use this as an indicator anyway.
 
Sure, an indicator, but until they change the law and make driving with those metabolites in your system a crime, they still have to prove your driving was affected.

Even with the new law in place, there will be a shitstorm of uproar if they simply test for 11-nor, since we all know this can take weeks to leave the body of a regular smoker.

The UK is draconian, I'm not disputing that, but so draconian as to exclude millions of people from driving? I'm not sure ...
 
atara said:
They probably won't test you unless you show signs of intoxication.
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Or can smell cannabis.

The number of times I've been pulled over and been searched because an officer could "smell cannabis".

Sure, sometimes they might genuinely be able to smell it, but sometimes I'll be driving a vehicle that's never been smoked in with freshly washed clothes, and they mysteriously don't mention being able to smell the cannabis until they've put my details through the system and have seen my previous record.

Sorry for bumping an old thread, just there's still no answer to the original question.
 
Well, I guess we're lucky here in mass, its illegal for cops to search your car for only smelling marijuana. The new law just passed last month.
 
In my home province, Saskatchewan, about 3 years ago a person argued that the smell of cannabis does not prove the it exists. How can something exist if it has been smoked?

In any case the cops can no longer search a car in SK based on the smell of cannabis. And since cops aren't "trained" to smell the difference between fresh and burnt they can't purpose based on the smell at all.

And even more recently the Canadian supreme court ruled random dog searches are also illegal if in a public place. I forget the specific reasoning, but it has to do with constitutional rights.

ANW

EDIT: A kid was found at his school with mushrooms and weed, and a guy at a bus depot with a hefty amount of cocaine. Both of these cases have been reversed because of the random searches. Future searches will be highly regulated.
 
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