202104.06
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When THC Is THC Isn’t THC (Or Something)

Arizona voters approved recreational marijuana last November, and sales have been climbing as 2021 proceeds.  As we have previously discussed, Arizona’s Prop 207 had a number of effects, from legalizing possession of an ounce or less to expunging many marijuana-related felony convictions.  What’s still not legal?  Driving while impaired by marijuana, possession of more than…

201904.22
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Cannabis Be the Future?

Well, folks, it is finally here.  With the contemporary “reefer madness” showing no signs of slowing, the minds at Hound Labs, an Oakland based, scientific instrument research start-up, have recently released a marijuana breathalyzer machine!  Say what?!!  Yes, in all seriousness, this company states that it has developed a machine to detect marijuana use “within…

201607.20
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The Power of Science

Science. What does this word bring to your mind?  Maybe you think of test tubes and lab coats.  Maybe you imagine Albert Einstein and other brilliant, if eccentric individuals.  You see the double-helix from DNA, electrons clouding around a nucleus, microscopes showing organisms that are otherwise an invisible mystery. Amy Albritton’s life was dismantled by…

201511.25
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Feasting, Drinking, and Driving

Family and friends gather around the table and its centerpiece, a giant turkey overflowing with stuffing, ready to be slathered with gravy or cranberry sauce, accompanied by sweet potatoes, and washed down with beer and wine.  As the food is passed around and the green bean casserole stays mysteriously intact, the conversation begins: “I told…

201402.20
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Current Issues in Forensic Science

This blog will update you on the state of Current Issues in Forensic Sciences as it relates to DUI arrests. Fingerprints. DNA. Bite marks. Polygraphs. Ballistics. Blood spatters. Gas chromatography. Burn Patterns. Handwriting. Toxicology. All of these areas of forensic science provide a window into explaining the evidence collected from crime scenes and alleged suspects….

201209.21
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Thermal Imaging for DUI Detection: A Constitutional Violation?

The University of Greece has recently published a report on thermal imaging of intoxication technology this year in the International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics. It describes the new testing method, which uses various algorithms to scan images from thermal cameras for signs and symptoms of intoxication. This is simply astounding (and scary)….