Impact of Prolonged Cannabinoid Excretion in Chronic Daily Cannabis Smokers' Blood on Per Se Drugged Driving Laws

: Bergamaschi MM, Karschner EL, Goodwin RS, Scheidweiler KB, Hirvonen J, Queiroz RHC, Huestis MA

Publisher: AMER ASSOC CLINICAL CHEMISTRY

: 2013

: Clinical Chemistry

: CLINICAL CHEMISTRY

: CLIN CHEM

: 59

: 3

: 519

: 526

: 8

: 0009-9147

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2012.195503

CONCLUSIONS: Cannabinoids can be detected in blood of chronic daily cannabis smokers during a month of sustained abstinence. This is consistent with the time course of persisting neurocognitive impairment reported in recent studies. (C) 2012 American Association for Clinical Chemistry