Smart Camera Tells Tobacco From Marijuana

An anonymous reader writes "A new smart camera technology not only takes a picture but also assays chemical composition, allowing photographers to tell whether that hand-rolled cigarette contains tobacco or marijuana. Designed to speed industrial inspection systems — such as detecting whether food is spoiled — the new smart camera includes spectral filters that make images of corn fields appear differently from hemp. Spectral cameras have been available for decades, but this microchip version should be cheap enough for almost any application."

wow

[alienzed]

so the camera can tell the difference between the color green and brown? Wow!

tobacco or marijuana?

[Anonymous Coward]

I couldn't find either of these words in TFA. Whoever wrote the summary needs to put down the bong for a while.

Re:Technology Stoners

[similar_name]

At least in the short term...

Yeah, wait, what are we talking about?

Re:Wonderful

[Scarletdown]

I would like to see this tech developed further to determine the quality of the weed. Then the results could be given in a classic Tommy Chong slacker voice like: "Oh wow! This is some good shit, man." "That's total crap." "Whoa! That will knock you on your ass. Far out, man!"

Well, shit

[CanHasDIY]

There goes my business of selling oregano by the ounce in sandwich baggies...

Re:Wonderful

[Anonymous Coward]

I don't think you understand how serious of a problem marijuana use is. Did you know that marijuana has been linked to such things as sitting around and getting high?

Re:rubycodez

[questhe]

Yes, but can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail?

Re:Technology Stoners

[TheRaven64]

A device that lets you tell if someone has snuck tobacco into your spliff, without having to taste the smoke.