Michigan State Police: 3,250 THC lab reports may be inaccurateRead More
Toxicology
2022 IDS Forensic Science Education Series – Lab Quality Systems
Live webinar presented by Dr. Peter Stout and Jake Minick Sept. 1, 2022, 12:30 pm 90 min of CLE credit anticipated This program will discuss the quality systems in place in forensic labs, including lab accreditation, analyst certification, and proficiency testing, as well as the limitations of these systems. Dr. Stout leads the Houston Forensic …
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How Improper Drug Testing Punishes Minority Mothers and the Incarcerated
New filing in Wilmington crime lab lawsuit alleges culture of gender bias at WPD
Korin E. Leffler, MSEH, PhD
Changes to Remote Testimony by Lab Analysts
Defenders should make sure they are familiar with how recent legislative changes affect remote testimony by lab analysts, especially in district court. Shea Denning’s post on the School of Government Blog provides an in-depth analysis of the changes. The AOC provided a memo on the issue, available here. The AOC has also created the AOC-CR-346 …
Marijuana Impairment FAQ
Overview: Blood concentrations of THC and its metabolites are not sufficient to prove impairment. Testimony about additional signs of impairment is necessary to prove impairment. The main reasons for the disconnect between THC blood concentration and impairment is that impairment occurs in the brain, not the blood, and the chemical nature of THC causes it …
THCA: One Abbreviation, Two Compounds
Have you received a lab report in a DWI case where blood is tested by the State Crime Lab for cannabinoids? If so, the report probably had a section that looked like this: When forensic labs test blood for marijuana, they test for the presence of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is the primary psychoactive component of …
Medical Cannabis and Driving
Thomas R Arkell, Danielle McCartney, and Iain S McGregor article
Toxicology Rounds: Your ED Patients are Likely Using Delta-8-THC
Forensic Lab Contamination in WA Puts Cases in Jeopardy
More meth, cocaine contamination found at Washington state toxicology lab
A myth that lingers on: Casual contact with fentanyl causes overdoses
State v. Teesateskie (2021)
The defendant also argued on appeal that the trial court should not have allowed the State’s expert to testify as to possible reasons why Hydrocodone did not show up in the defendant’s blood test, because that testimony violated Rule 702 in that it was not based on scientific or technical knowledge, was impermissibly based on …