"Green Lab-Cannabis Impairment Detection Training"- by Dirigo Safety

Training Objectives include:

· In-depth discussion about Cannabis and its different forms, legal status, and legislative history.

· A suggested “enhanced” SFST Protocol for detecting cannabis impairment roadside as well as cannabis-impaired driving investigation techniques including:

o Field Sobriety Techniques and exercises

o Behaviors commonly observed in people impaired by cannabis

o Investigation and documentation suggestions for best practices

· Chemical testing issues in drug-impaired driving investigations

· Building a cannabis-impaired driving court case

· Case Law updates

· Hands-on Green Lab with Volunteers Cannabis Consumers

o In compliance with state marijuana possession laws, we present a “green” lab designed for officers to practice impairment detection skills on volunteers dosed with known amounts of cannabis and alcohol. This will provide the attendees with a gauge of the reliability of their detection skills. The lab is run by civilian instructors.

Cost: $600 per student for out of state Law Enforcement and Prosecutors

Contact Dirigo Safety for registration and class information at https://dirigosafety.com/