RSO says no to partnership with company behind marijuana breathalyzer

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is responding to a report we aired Monday night regarding the future use of a breathalyzer currently in development that could determine if someone is driving under the influence of marijuana.

In Karen Devine’s exclusive I-Team report last October “Marijuana Test, then Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff was working to allow the product to be tested here in the Coachella Valley.

Since the report aired, a new Sheriff has been elected and RSO said in a statement released Wednesday, they will not be pursuing a venture and contract with the vendor.

The Department says they have several areas of concerns including:

“There was no current case law using the technology presented.” “Our deputies are already trained in detecting impairment regarding a variety of drugs.”

RSO says they are open to the possibility of using technology as the advancement of these tools progress.