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New way to test if you've been 🌳 😷?!
@cannabichem
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The video leverages a high-interest, counter-intuitive scientific fact that directly addresses a common societal concern, presented with a relatable and slightly humorous tone.
Summary
The creator explains new scientific research suggesting that human tears could potentially serve as a biomarker for recent THC consumption. She clarifies that while this is an interesting development, it is unlikely to be a practical tool for roadside sobriety testing.
Structure
- 1Introduction of the problem: no current THC breathalyzer
- 2Scientific discovery: THC in tears
- 3Explanation of why tears can hold THC
- 4Humorous disclaimer about roadside stops
- 5Conclusion on the potential utility of the research
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New way to test if you've been 🌳 😷?!
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We don't currently have a way to test if somebody has recently been consuming THC or not. With alcohol, of course, we have a breathalyzer, but we don't have an equivalent for cannabis. Well, I just learned that one of the biological fluids that researchers are looking into is actually your tears. Yes, your tears from your eyeballs. And although THC is a really fatty compound and doesn't normally go into something watery like tears, tears are not made of strictly water. They're made of proteins and lipids, electrolytes, etcetera. So they actually do accumulate THC and can be a biomarker for recent THC consumption. If you get pulled over, make sure you don't cry in front of those cops because they could use your tears against you. I'm just kidding. It probably wouldn't be used for roadside stops, but it could be utilized in other settings to see if somebody had recently been medicated.
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I just had a fascinating conversation on my podcast with researcher and optometrist Dr.Denise Valenti. She spoke about the new research coming out that was able to quantify THC in tears as a potential biomarker for consumption. It’s important to note that this likely would not be able to quantify intoxication, rather just tell if somebody had consumed recently. This also likely would not be a practical test for roadside stops because collecting tears is actually pretty hard to do, but could be utilized in fatal motor vehicle accidents, workplace accidents, etc! The science is still new and emerging, but I figured I would share because I found this really interesting!
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