Marijuana Breathalyer Will Hit the Market Sooner Rather Than Later

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Sorry, all you Smokey McTokertons out there, but companies are developing marijuana breathalyzers. And soon your favorite local police forces and employers will have them on hand. You know the cops can't wait to use these new gadgets once they get their hands on them; Cops love new gadgets and dohickeys, so chances are when you get pulled over and your eyes are all bloodshot and your car smells like marijuana, you're going to get busted.

A Canadian company called Cannabix (whose device is in the picture)already has a working prototype that is being tested to work out the kinks. There's also a Colorado (it figures) company called Lifeloc Tecnologies Inc. that is working on a pot breathalyzer. Lifeloc already makes alcohol breathalyzers, so it's no surprise that they jumped into the race to be the first to market. 

There are countless numbers of people who smoke weed and drive. I think the pot breathalyzer will only be a small deterrent when it comes to reducing the number of people driving while stoned. Most (but not all) marijuana puffers can drive OK after toking up, so it's not like the cops are going to suspect the drivers are high and pull them over for swerving. But, if you get pulled over for your license plate light being faulty, and they see that you look stoned, the cops are going to be overjoyed to make you blow on something.

The devices will cost about $3,000, so you and your buddies aren't going to be able to buy one to use just for fun. Besides, the breathalyzers are most likely only going to give a yes or no answer and won't be able to tell you your nanograms per milliliter count.