The Ohio State Highway Patrol launched a pilot program for an oral marijuana test to help get impaired drivers off the road. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] As reported ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio State Highway Patrol launched a pilot program in August to crack down on impaired driving but has recently started implementing a new test. The agency is looking ...

Marijuana, derived from the cannabis plant, contains the psychoactive compound delta-9- tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which can be detected in various bodily fluids, including saliva.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio State Highway Patrol launched a pilot program in August to crack down on impaired driving but has recently started implementing a new test. The agency is looking ...

The drug test results have not been publicly released, but Shields has said a saliva test detected "trace" amounts of marijuana, a prohibited substance in competition for professional fighters in ...

Saliva tests: Typically, cannabis is detectable in saliva for up to 24 hours. However, some evidence suggests an oral test can detect THC from a THC cigarette for up to 30 hours after use.

The system uses a saliva collection device to test impaired drivers for marijuana use as well as other drugs.

Researchers wrote that saliva, breath and other bodily fluids all retain the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana past the typical window a user could be impaired.

Shields was suspended from competing in Michigan for testing positive for marijuana after an oral fluid sample was taken after her bout against Danielle Perkins on Feb. 2.

Highway patrol trying out new oral marijuana test for suspected impaired drivers Troopers will swab for oral fluid during traffic stops or at crash scenes if they believe a driver is impaired.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio State Highway Patrol launched a pilot program in August to crack down on impaired driving but has recently started implementing a new test. The agency is look… ...