I have written here before about the danger of the “I know it when I see it” approach and even in combination with screening tests such as the NIK Public Safety tests. Roadside screening tests such as the NIK Public Safety Reagent Based Tests Can Provide False Positives.
Here is another unfortunate example of bad science leading to bad results.
Robin Brown was arrested for carrying what police believed to be marijuana while bird-watching. But Brown was actually carrying a smudge stick, a bundle of incense consisting of sage, cedar and sweetgrass which she burns to cleanse herself of negative energy while engaging in prayer.
When are we going to stop?
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