The latest version of this story comes from Virginia Commonwealth University, where researcher Emanuele Alves developed a portable, 3D-printed device shaped like an asthma inhaler that uses “Fast Blue” dye and gelatin cartridges to detect delta-9 THC in exhaled breath without requiring secondary lab analysis. The Justice Department provided funding. Marijuana Moment covered it. OregonLive called it “the marijuana breathalyzer police have been waiting for.”
The THC Breathalyzer Hype Machine: Why This Technology Still Doesn’t Solve the Problem
by Brooke Blazr | Jun 6, 2026 | High Dispatch | 0 comments
