One difference between marijuana and, for instance, alcohol is fat solubility.
Marijuana is fat soluble. Therefore if you smoke it regularly, it is always in your fat, and therefore always detectible in your body. Alcohol is not fat-soluble, so you get drunk, and not too much later it is out of your system.
However, as anyone who has tried it knows, marijuana does not keep you impaired for a month or so as it passes through your system.
How about for 1 hour after when you drive? That's the point. At what level is it safe to drive. .08 isn't that high of a level, what's the equivalent for weed. Personally I just don't drive when I've had any alcohol at all. Given the research that I've seen, the levels in the WA law are reasonable as a starting point. Lobby to bring them up or just be happy you're not getting pinched for holding.
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One difference between marijuana and, for instance, alcohol is fat solubility.
Marijuana is fat soluble. Therefore if you smoke it regularly, it is always in your fat, and therefore always detectible in your body. Alcohol is not fat-soluble, so you get drunk, and not too much later it is out of your system.
However, as anyone who has tried it knows, marijuana does not keep you impaired for a month or so as it passes through your system.
How about for 1 hour after when you drive? That's the point. At what level is it safe to drive. .08 isn't that high of a level, what's the equivalent for weed. Personally I just don't drive when I've had any alcohol at all. Given the research that I've seen, the levels in the WA law are reasonable as a starting point. Lobby to bring them up or just be happy you're not getting pinched for holding.