Non-invasive Test for Acute Marijuana Intoxication
Test
The Test
- US Patent #6,585,646 B2 for the diagnostic use of apocrine sweat
- Apocrine glands are present in the armpit and groin at the root of every hair shaft.
- Apocrine sweat concentrates the parent compound THC to five times its blood level during an intoxicated state.
- This natural concentrating function of the apocrine gland of THC during acute intoxication means that a non-invasive test of acute marijuana intoxication that gives immediate results in a field setting testing the thin film of sweat in the armpit can now be made.
The Need
- The state of California cannot afford to allow the valuable marijuana crop to remain an illegal and untaxed source of income
- California current allows for the medical use of marijuana.
- Both alcohol and marijuana impair performance during driving and other activities.
- Society has the right and the obligation to protect itself from harm done by intoxicated individuals.
- The Breathalyzer allows detection of alcohol immediately during a traffic stop.
- The development of a test that immediately and non-invasively detects acute marijuana intoxication will go a long way toward ensuring our collective safety.