The bill fails “to define acute intoxication, which, in accord with precedent from the New Jersey Supreme Court, gives broad discretion to law enforcement to determine cannabis intoxication in the absence of scientific-based proof.”
The absence of a definition for acute intoxication has led to “numerous and often mind-boggling assertions as to how to identify cannabis intoxication. For example, some drug recognition expert training manuals employ the ‘green tongue’ theory to describe the look of the tongue of a subject experiencing ‘cotton mouth.’ which can leave the mouth dry and the surface of the tongue looking white after cannabis use. Of course, this standard is devoid of any scientific evidence and hardly an appropriate standard for determining acute intoxication.”