In Depth with Dan: Answering viewer questions about THC drinks
9, ALL FOURS.
I HOPE YOUR WEEK IS STARTING
OFF. WELL, I'M STARTING TONIGHT
MONDAY MAIL BAG WITH A
SHAMELESS PLUG FOR YOU TO CHECK
OUT THE WRAL.
>> YOUTUBE PAGE IF YOU DIDN'T
CATCH OUR SEGMENT ON T H SHE
DRINKS ON FRIDAY NIGHT. THAT'S
KIND OF MY FAULT. I KNOW BETTER
THAN TO HAVE AN IN-DEPTH
SEGMENT THE SAME NIGHT WHEN UNC
IS PLAYING DUKE IN A PIVOTAL
BASKETBALL GAME. ANYWAY, WE
DID TALK ABOUT HOW A LEGAL
LOOPHOLE IN THE STATE IS
ALLOWED THC DRINKS TO EXIST
HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA. IT'S ON
THE WRAL YOU TO PAGE RIGHT NOW.
I THINK YOU SHOULD GO CHECK
IT OUT. WE'RE QUITE PROUD OF
IT. AND MAYBE YOU FIND
INTERESTING NOW SOME OF YOU DID
WATCH THE SEGMENT LIVE ON
FRIDAY NIGHT. I'M VERY THANKFUL
FOR THAT. YOU YOU CAN WATCH
COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIKE SO MANY
OTHERS, BUT INSTEAD HE STUCK
WITH US HERE. HE CHOSE WRAL
NEWS. 7 O'CLOCK. YOU GUYS ROCK,
THANK YOU. AND APPARENTLY YOU
THINK WE WALKED TO. LISA WROTE
AN EXCELLENT SEGMENT PACKED
WITH USEFUL INFORMATION THAT
WAS REALLY EYE-OPENING. DAVID
ROHDE, I'M A DIRECTOR AT A
LOCAL COUNTRY CLUB IN MY BEER
APP HAS BEEN ASKING ME TO CARRY
THESE PRODUCTS BUT FELT A
LITTLE WEIRD ABOUT IT. THANK
YOU FOR EDUCATING ME. ANOTHER
VIEWER ROXANNA SAID SHE FEELS
WEIRD ABOUT IT, TOO. SHE WROTE,
THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THIS
PRODUCT WILL BE SURE TO NEVER
BUY IT. IT SHOULD BE BANNED.
PEOPLE. I LIKE TO MAKE MONEY.
EVEN IF IT KILLS SOMEONE
ROXANA, TO BE FAIR HERE WE
TALKED WE DID TALK A LOT ABOUT
HOW THIS PRODUCT CAN BE
DANGEROUS FOR CHILDREN, BUT
WHEN IT COMES TO ADULTS, THE
DANGERS OF THC AREN'T NEARLY
AS EXTREME. IN FACT, THE DEA
SAYS NO DEATHS FROM OVERDOSES
OF MARIJUANA HAVE BEEN
REPORTED. ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE
BEEN AN INCREASING NUMBER OF
EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS INVOLVING
MARIJUANA EDIBLES. NOW THAT
SAID MANY, MANY PEOPLE DON'T
REALIZE THIS, BUT WE HAVE SEEN
AN OVERDOSE DEATH TIED TO THC.
A LOUISIANA WOMAN DIED IN 2019.
SHE HAD BEEN USING A VAPE WITH
THC OIL WHEN SHE DIED FROM
RESPIRATORY FAILURE. SHE DIDN'T
HAVE ANY OTHER SUBSTANCES IN
HER SYSTEM. SHE DIDN'T HAVE
ANY UNDERLYING CONDITIONS.
THIS WAS THE FIRST EVER
RECORDED DEATH FROM THC,
ACCORDING TO THE CORONER.
NOW, WE SHOULD MENTION THAT.
THC IS A DRUG THAT'S OR A LOT
OF OTHER THINGS THAT PEOPLE USE
EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND THERE
HAVE BEEN PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED
FROM CAFFEINE AND OF COURSE
ALCOHOL. THOSE ARE DRUGS TO.
I SPOKE TO A DOCTOR FROM UNC
FOR OUR STORY ON FRIDAY.
AND SHE PUT IT THIS WAY.
>> SO CAFFEINE IS A DRUG FOR
EXAMPLE.
AND ALCOHOL IS DEFINITELY A
TRACK. NICOTINE IS A DRUG.
THESE ARE OBJECTS THAT ARE
LEGAL. ALL OF THESE DRUGS HAVE
PSYCHOACTIVE EFFECTS AND THEY
CAN CAUSE SOME REAL PROBLEMS.
IF YOU USE TO ACCESS, FOR
EXAMPLE, WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE
WHO HAVE CONSUME TOO MUCH
CAFFEINE WITH A REALLY HIGH
CAFFEINE DRINKS THAT ARE NOW
AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET HAVE
HAD THERE BEEN SOME DEATHS AND
THERE'VE BEEN SOME HEART
PROBLEMS AS A RESULT OF THAT, I
THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE
ALL OF THESE THINGS ENTER INTO
THE CONVERSATION.
>> I MISSPOKE. SHE'S NOT A
DOCTOR. SHE'S A PROFESSOR, BUT
THAT THIS IS HER FIELD OF STUDY
THAT SHE WORKS AND THERE'S
ANOTHER VIEWER NAMED DAVID ALSO
HAD A GOOD QUESTION ABOUT
SAFETY OF THC DRINKS. HE WROTE
IF THE POLICE PULL OVER SOMEONE
SPEEDING OR RECKLESSLY DRIVING,
HOW DID THEY TEST FOR DRIVING
WHILE IMPAIRED WHEN IT COMES TO
THINGS LIKE THC? SO RIGHT NOW,
NORTH CAROLINA DOESN'T HAVE
A ROADSIDE THT TEST FOR DRIVERS
SUSPECTED OF DRIVING WHILE
IMPAIRED FROM THC. IN FACT,
NOBODY DOES. MINNESOTA, THOUGH,
IS TRYING SOMETHING OUT OF A
YEARLONG PILOT PROGRAM FOR
THESE MOUTH SWABBING DEVICES
THAT ENDED JUST LAST MONTH.
ACTUALLY DRIVERS SWABBED THEIR
MOUNTS. OFFICERS PUT THAT SWAB
INTO A DEVICE AND THE DEVICE
TESTS FOR THINGS LIKE COCAINE,
METH, AMPHETAMINES, THC,
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE PARTICIPATED
IN THIS STUDY AND AFTER USING
THE TESTING DEVICE, THOSE
PEOPLE GOT A BLOOD TEST SO
OFFICERS CAN CHECK THE ACCURACY
OF THE SWABS OF THE DEVICE.
GOT IT RIGHT. AT LEAST 82% OF
THE TIME, DEPENDING ON THE DRUG
IT WAS THEY WERE TESTING FOR.
A FINAL REPORT CENTER.
LAWMAKERS CONCLUDED THAT WE
RECOMMEND LEGISLATORS SHOULD
APPROVE THE INSTRUMENTS AS
PRELIMINARY SCREENING DEVICES.
IT ALSO SAID A POSITIVE ORAL
FLUID TEST IS NOT AN INDICATOR
OF IMPAIRMENT, BUT RATHER AN
INDICATION OF RECENT DRUG USE.
THE QUESTION IS, THOUGH, THAT
IT CAN ANSWER IS HOW RECENT
JUST BECAUSE THC IS IN YOUR
SYSTEM, IT DOESN'T MEAN THE
PERSON IS CURRENTLY HI OR
FEELING THE EFFECTS.
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY REPORTS
THE THC HIGH CAN LAST BETWEEN 2
AND 8 HOURS. IF YOU SMOKE IT UP
TO 24 HOURS, IF YOU EAT OR
DRINK HIGH AMOUNTS OF IT.
BUT AFTER THAT HIGH WEARS OFF,
THC CAN STAY IN YOUR SYSTEM AND
BE DETECTED IN YOUR SYSTEM FOR
MUCH LONGER THAN THAT. AND NIH
STUDY FOUND IT CAN BE DETECTED
IN THE HAIR FOR UP TO 90 DAYS.
YOU'RE IN FOR UP TO 30 DAYS.
BLOOD FOR UP TO 3 DAYS AND IN
SALIVA FOR UP TO 24 HOURS.
I MEAN, IMAGINE DRINKING A FEW
BEERS ON SATURDAY GETTING
PULLED OVER ON MONDAY, TAKING
A BREATHALYZER BEING TOLD YOUR
DRUNK, YOU KNOW, DOES THAT SEEM
FAIR? THAT'S WHY LAW
ENFORCEMENT DOES USE OTHER
METHODS AS WELL LIKE THE FIELD
SOBRIETY TEST STAND ON ONE LEG
FALL. THE PAN WITH YOUR EYE
WALK AND TURN THAT SORT OF
THING. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY
TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
REPORTS USING ALL 3 METHODS
CORRECTLY CAN PREDICT
IMPAIRMENT. 82% OF THE TIME.
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT IT'S THE
SAME EXACT NUMBER AS THE THC
TESTING DEVICE. IT ALSO HAS A
SIMILAR DISCLAIMER OVERALL.
THEY SAY THE FIELD SOBRIETY
TEST ARE NOT A SCIENTIFICALLY
PROVEN METHOD UPON WHICH TO
BASE A DUI CHARGE. SO ALL OF
THESE METHODS ARE PRELIMINARY
MEANT TO ESTABLISH PROBABLE
CAUSE FOR THE OFFICERS TO MAKE
AN ARREST. THEY AREN'T PERFECT.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, DAVID, THE
VIEWER WHO ASKED THE QUESTION
THE FIRST PLACE, THE ANSWER
WE HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT ISN'T
REALLY PERFECT EITHER. WHAT ARE
YOUR OTHER QUESTIONS YOU HAVE
ABOUT THE THC DRINKS WILL BE
MISSING THIS SEGMENT. SEND AN
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YOUR QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK
REALLY FUEL THIS SEGMENT.
WE RELY ON YOUR QUESTION.
SPEAKING OF WHICH WE'RE WORKING
ON ANOTHER BIG IN-DEPTH TOPIC
FOR THIS WEEK. CRYPTOCURRENCY
YOU SEE BOTH THE STATE
TREASURER AND PRESIDENT TRUMP
WOULD INVEST PUBLIC FUNDS AND
THINGS LIKE BITCOIN. YOU MIGHT
THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA.
YOU MIGHT THINK THIS IS A
TERRIBLE IDEA. IDEA YOU MIGHT
NOT HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT TO THINK
BECAUSE YOU'LL FULLY UNDERSTAND
WHAT CRYPTO IN BITCOIN IN ALL
OF THIS STUFF IS AND WHAT IT
MEANS. THAT'S TOTALLY FINE.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR
LATER THIS WEEK WERE ACTUALLY
TALKING TO NORTH CAROLINA'S
NEW STATE BRAD BRIAN ARE GOING
TO SIT DOWN WITH THEM AND I
WANT SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS
TO ASK AND WE WILL TAKE YOUR
QUESTIONS STRAIGHT. COOL.
I'LL READ YOUR NAME IN ALL.
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