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Although scientists have been trying for years to create a legitimate test for gauging marijuana impairment, they have failed miserably at designing a device that is effective in the field.
However, the situation is possibly about to change.
A recent report from Business Insider indicates that Silicon Valley’s Benchmark Capital, the venture capital firm that got in on the ground floor on Uber, Snap, and Dropbox, contributed more than $8 million to Oakland-based startup Hound Labs to get its new marijuana Breathalyzer in the hands of law enforcement and drug testing companies.
Hound Labs was covered extensively by the media in 2014, when it claimed to have engineered a first ever breath test that police would be able to use to “determine if an individual is impaired from recent marijuana use.” The company said the device would solve the nation’s stoned driving problem by giving law enforcement the same kind of technology they are currently using to test for alcohol impairment.
Dr. Michael Lynn, CEO and cofounder of Hound Labs, still feels confident that his company’s Breathalyzer will be a game changer.
“With alcohol, it doesn’t matter what your car…
