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Top Stories: The Need For A Marijuana ‘Breathalyzer’

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The top local stories this morning from KERA News: Although recreational marijuana is still illegal in the state of Texas, the number of Texans testing positive for cannabis after a traffic accident has increased.

Police can use a breathalyzer to tell when someone is drunk, but no such thing exists for marijuana — yet.

Other stories this morning:

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM. 

Former KERA staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and KERANews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.