In accordance with Washington state law volunteers must be at least 21-years-old to participate in the study.
Participants will begin with a blood test and a mouth swab as part of preliminary testing. The volunteers will then purchase marijuana of their choice from a Washington state licensed retail store, and smoke it privately at their own home.
Taxi cabs will pick up the volunteers from their homes and bring them to a hospital to complete secondary testing. The taxi cabs will help avoid any participant from driving under the influence.
Volunteers will be paid $30 an hour for the first hour and $10 for every additional hour of participation.
The study will also encourage participants to partake in a standard sobriety test conducted by local law enforcement.
Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia have passed legislation legalizing marijuana for medical usage while eight states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational marijuana.
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