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Ohio bill would replace most marijuana 'per se' limits with inference-based tests for driving
Summary
Senate Bill 55 would remove most marijuana per se thresholds and establish an inference framework using active metabolites and oral-fluid testing to better connect recent marijuana use to impairment, sponsors say. The measure retains a whole-blood per se level for the most serious crashes.
Senator Manning testified before the House Judiciary Committee that Senate Bill 55 would remove most marijuana 'per se' driving limits and replace them with an inference-based approach that aims to tie laboratory findings more closely to recent use and impairment. Manning said the bill retains a per se whole-blood level for the most serious collisions but changes routine testing to active metabolites and authorizes oral-fluid testing.
Manning said the bill would create inference thresholds intended to signal recent use: a 25-nanogram figure for urine, a 2–5 nanogram inference range for blood,…
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