Cops can use a breathalyzer to test if you're drunk... but what if you're high? With marijuana legal in two US states now, Trace shows us the test law enforcement plans to use to see if you've been driving stoned. Read More: The Confusing Science of Stoned Driving motherboard.vice.com/blog/the-confusing-science-of-stoned-driving "The trick, when it comes to marijuana and driving, involves determining what exactly "dangerously impaired" means." Cannabis / Marijuana www.nhtsa.gov/People/injury/research/job185drugs/cannabis.htm "Marijuana is a green or gray mixture of dried shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. Hashish consists of resinous secretions of the cannabis plant." Smoke and Mirrors: Driving While High on Marijuana Doubles One's Chances of a Serious Car Crash blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2012/02/09/smoke-and-mirrors-driving-while-on-marijuana-doubles-ones-chances-of-a-serious-car-crash/ "Booze is behind an estimated 2.1 million car accidents each year in the U.S.-which cause almost 11,000 traffic fatalities annually." DWI Versus DW-High www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/explainer/2011/11/does_marijuana_make_you_a_more_dangerous_driver_than_alcohol_.html "Is it more dangerous to drive drunk or stoned?" Determining if you're driving stoned: What police will look for www.katu.com/news/local/Determining-if-youre-driving-stoned-What-police-will-look-for-washington-marijuana-law-181936761.html "When possession of small amounts of marijuana becomes legal in Washington in three days, there will be a DUI limit of five nanograms of THC that you can have in your blood." Watch More: Pot: Medicinal or Not?: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l507Hrto35Q Depressed? Have Some 'Shrooms: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdWQ-BN9VOw Too High on Caffeine: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xngUYiht-hE ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter twitter.com/dnews Anthony Carboni on Twitter twitter.com/acarboni Laci Green on Twitter twitter.com/gogreen18 Trace Dominguez on Twitter twitter.com/trace501 DNews on Facebook facebook.com/dnews DNews on Google+ gplus.to/dnews Discovery News discoverynews.com

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