Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!pyramid!pesnta!hplabs!tektronix!reed!omssw2!ogcvax!sequent!mentor!franka From: franka@mentor.UUCP Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: Urinalysis...Lie Detectors...all th Message-ID: <306@apollo.mentor.UUCP> Date: Sun, 18-May-86 18:48:44 EDT Article-I.D.: apollo.306 Posted: Sun May 18 18:48:44 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 24-May-86 20:34:18 EDT References: <402@bu-cs.UUCP> <108@gumby.UUCP> <1239@dual.UUCP> <287@gumby.UUCP> <923@puff.UUCP> <188@mit-amt.MIT.EDU> Reply-To: franka@mentor.UUCP (Frank A. Adrian) Organization: Mentor Graphics, Beaverton, OR Lines: 25 In article <188@mit-amt.MIT.EDU> gerber@mit-amt.MIT.EDU (Andrew S. Gerber) writes: >In article <923@puff.UUCP>, mading@puff.UUCP (Eric Mading) writes: >> It's true; one hit of pot gets you high for a month. You don't feel it; >> just like you could be under the influence of alcohol and not be drunk, but >> be unfit to work or drive. > >I don't know why I'm bothering to do this, but... > >The effects of THC are well documented. Although the THC residue >collects in the fat cells, and can be detected for a month or more >after use, the EFFECTS of the THC wear off after 4-8 hours, depending >on the dose. There is nothing, in any of the publications that I have >read, that says that one could be unfit to drive/etc after that 4-8 >hour period. > Maybe Mr. Mading is confused about this due to the large number of fat cells in his head... Seems to me, the guy could take one hit and be high for centuries. Frank A. Adrian "Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the net..." P.S. Of course, any opinions in this posting are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.