Police in North Wales are in talks with Concateno, a manufacturer of a "drugalyzer" device, to enable drivers to be screened.
The roadside trials will allow the force to get an idea of how prevalent drug-driving is in the region after ministers drew up plans to create a new offence of driving with any illegal drug in the bloodstream.
Drivers would not be obliged to co-operate and because the equipment has yet to receive Home Office approval for roadside use, officers will not be able to prosecute a driver who gives a positive reading.
They would only be able to act under existing law if they could prove the motorist's performance was hampered by illegal drugs.
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