Question

John is a body builder. He uses a specific legal steroid called Hypobigemup that is sold over the counter. On July 1st of 2014 a law went into effect that made Hypobigemup illegal. John stopped using the drug on the day the law went into effect. He then goes to a drug test at work on July 7th where he tests positive for a small amount of the drug. Likely this is residual use from when the drug was legal. His employer threatens to call the police.

Under what limit of the law would John's prosecution be invalid?

Answer 1

The threshold limit set by the law determines the validity of John's prosecution if residual traces of the drug were found in his system.

Step-by-step explanation:

Under the law, the prosecution against John would likely be invalid if the residual amount of the drug found in his system on July 7th was below the threshold limit set by the law. The law may establish a specific limit for the drug in question, below which the presence of the drug is not considered illegal. This threshold limit is determined based on factors such as the pharmacokinetics and metabolism of the drug, as well as the potential for trace amounts to remain in the body even after discontinuing use.