Yahoo: These common drug tests lead to tens of thousands of wrongful arrests a year, experts say. One state is fighting back A great-grandmother’s medicine tested positive for cocaine – spawning a 15-month legal nightmare, forcing her to refinance her home, and spurring a new state law that could set a precedent across the ... These common drug tests lead to tens of thousands of wrongful arrests a year, experts say.

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One state is fighting back Yahoo: Colorado becomes first state to ban arrests based on common drug test Colorado has become the first state to ban arrests based solely on a field drug test widely used by law enforcement across the county. According to a CNN story, colorimetric drug tests are common ... Colorado becomes first state to ban arrests based on common drug test High Times: Study Finds Field Drug Test False Positive Results Lead to Wrongful Arrests Tens of thousands of people are wrongfully arrested for crimes based on a false positive result from a field drug test each year, according to a recent study by researchers at the University of ...