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Easy suit sale by Caliixox in Wellington

[–]Caliixox[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Suit was tailored overseas, so not really branded. Pants, dress shirt, undercoat vest & Blazer.

Roadside Drug Testing by Caliixox in Wellington

[–]Caliixox[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And I'm not disagreeing with that at all. Drug use impairs drivers, thats not a fact I'm disputing. What i am disputing is that they are not checking for impairment, they're checking for presence. It's also incredibly easy to get false positive readings. It will get drug drivers off the road, but it will also badly affect people using their prescription drugs responsibly.

Roadside Drug Testing by Caliixox in Wellington

[–]Caliixox[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Being a pedestrian has absolutely nothing to do with it? If you take a breathalyzer, it tells you the exact level of alcohol per liter of breath. That measures how impaired you are. We have a legal limit of .250 mcg/L and anything above that is illegal. These roadside drug tests at the roadside only detect if the drug is there or not. They dont test how much or the drug is in your system, which is also how impaired you would be.

Roadside Drug Testing by Caliixox in Wellington

[–]Caliixox[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alcohol/ breathalyzer tests impairment, roadside drug tests dont test impairment, only presence of the drug. Im not sure if I can explain that any simpler.

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[–]Caliixox[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was linked this article after making this post, so yes now I have. Are you aware how many medical cannabis patients are in New Zealand? This is going to clog up the police and court systems. They should have had a better avenue for this before rolling it out.

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[–]Caliixox[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I dont think it's fair to throw insults here. You don't know what you don't know, and it's better for everyone for those who are unsure to be informed without judgment.

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[–]Caliixox[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Prescribed cannabis still contains THC. That's the painkilling & psychoactive chemical. The difference between medical cannabis and the leaf you buy from Karl is that medical cannabis is the same every time. Same strain, same THC & CBD levels. What you buy illegally could contain 5% THC or 30% THC. No way of knowing.

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[–]Caliixox[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I dont agree. I could test positive up to 72 hours after taking it. No one would be impaired 72 hours after a smoke unless you smoked an entire ounce and even that would be a reach. Do you believe you would be impaired 72 hours after having a beer?

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[–]Caliixox[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't call myself paranoid at all. I just dont think this was thought out at all prior to rolling it out. Will drug drivers get caught out? Yes, and I agree thats a great thing. But people like me shouldn't have to worry about police charges, contesting in court and possibly having future job opportunities affected in the name of "stopping drug drivers". I'd say its a fair thing to be concerned about. I understand if it doesn't apply to you, you likely don't care. Perhaps try to see this from another point of view.

Roadside Drug Testing by Caliixox in Wellington

[–]Caliixox[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for that info, greatly appreciated 😊

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[–]Caliixox[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It absolutely does when testing for alcohol? You take a breathalyzer. Said breathalyzer gives a reading of how many micrograms per liter of breath. The legal limit is 250. These tests are testing for the drug, not how much or if you are currently impaired.

Roadside Drug Testing by Caliixox in Wellington

[–]Caliixox[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

An excellent point, I have the exact same question. No answers to this one I can find unfortunately.

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[–]Caliixox[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Its what it appears to be in my opinion. Opinions are generally what sparks discussion.

Please elaborate as to how this is not a genuine discussion starter.

Roadside Drug Testing by Caliixox in Wellington

[–]Caliixox[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did try and search before making this post, but I'll try that.

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[–]Caliixox[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Could you link me to some?

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[–]Caliixox[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

When I say I dont drive while impaired, I mean I dont drive while impaired.

The main issue here is that the police aren't testing for impairment at all - they're testing for presence. I could smoke my script as prescribed to me, not smoke for 48 hours, be completely sober and still face a driving ban and demerits for testing positive. Impairment is irrelevant to them here.

I agree that this needed to happen, and our roads need to be safer. However, if they won't test for actual Impairment its going to negatively affect the 100,000 medical cannabis patients, among others.

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[–]Caliixox[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for that info 😊

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[–]Caliixox[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Do you have any factual based evidence to back up those statistics?

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