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Hey! We appreciate the support, and I hope that this response will highlight the fact that we're engineers by trade, and are completely data-driven. We're not g

Hey! We appreciate the support, and I hope that this response will highlight the fact that we're engineers by trade, and are completely data-driven. We're not going to be selling anything, until there's the peer-reviewed research to back it up. Here's where we're at: - Speed isn't so much of a problem. Accuracy is by-far the most important piece of this puzzle. I think it will be between 12-18 months until we see real, robust, repeatable science to discuss the accuracy of testing in breath. - Legal implications of a cannabis breathalyzer are all based on two things: 1. use cases and 2. geographic location. Whether the device will be used for pre-arrest or post-arrest is something we're working on understanding better. - There is a lot of work still to do on determining our false-positive rate. We're actually going to be doing an IRB approved human trial later this year, and we'll report back to you with our findings and the full report! - Regarding open sourcing our tech- to be honest, we haven't really thought about this yet. Might be a good way improve transparency? We're definitely not opposed! - That's also a great question. Our tech is most useful in places where it's already legal. So that's where we'll start. Hope this helps!

wolco 7y ago
This could be used routinely in placed where any drug use is illegal more easily compared to a breathe test which could result in mass arrests.
- legitster 7y ago
  IANAL: As I understand you can't use a breathalyzer test without a warrant. Even when driving, you have the right to revoke it (other bad things happen, like taking your license away, but you can still refuse). Taking a random standerby and breathalyzing him without consent or a warrant would be wrongful search and seizure.
  - SannTek 7y ago
    Great point. In general it differs from country to country. In Australia, they have a random testing program that allows police to breathalyze without a warrant or probable cause. However, in the US roadside breathalyzer tests are voluntary and police require probable cause (visible evidence of swerving, smell alcohol on the breath, etc) to request a test.

wolco 7y ago

This could be used routinely in placed where any drug use is illegal more easily compared to a breathe test which could result in mass arrests.

legitster 7y ago
IANAL: As I understand you can't use a breathalyzer test without a warrant. Even when driving, you have the right to revoke it (other bad things happen, like taking your license away, but you can still refuse). Taking a random standerby and breathalyzing him without consent or a warrant would be wrongful search and seizure.
- SannTek 7y ago
  Great point. In general it differs from country to country. In Australia, they have a random testing program that allows police to breathalyze without a warrant or probable cause. However, in the US roadside breathalyzer tests are voluntary and police require probable cause (visible evidence of swerving, smell alcohol on the breath, etc) to request a test.