LAS VEGAS - Metro Police said they have a huge problem on their hands when it comes to people using marijuana and driving. During the last three years, Metro's forensics lab screened 4,500 blood samples for marijuana with the bulk of those being impaired drivers. In...
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Roadside Marijuana Testing: the next big thing
The Detroit Free Press reported this week that Michigan lawmakers are considering the approval of roadside saliva testing to help determine if someone is under the "influence" of pot.
CDOT Launches New Campaign to Target Marijuana Impaired Driving
STATEWIDE-Colorado made history this year by becoming the first state to sell marijuana to anyone over the age of 21. At a press conference this afternoon, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) made history again by announcing the launch of an education...
‘Drive High, Get a DUI’ campaign launches in Colorado to stop stoned driving
DENVER - Colorado is launching a new "Drive High, Get A DUI" campaign to remind drivers that newly legal weed should be treated like alcohol and not consumed before driving.The campaign includes radio and TV ads and new posters to be displayed in dispensaries. The...
‘Drive High, Get a DUI’ campaign launches in Colorado to stop stoned driving
DENVER - Colorado is launching a new "Drive High, Get A DUI" campaign to remind drivers that newly legal weed should be treated like alcohol and not consumed before driving.The campaign includes radio and TV ads and new posters to be displayed in dispensaries. The...
Ads launched warning people who drive high will get a DUI
DENVER - The state of Colorado is using humor to drive home the point that drivers who smoke marijuana will get a DUI if they drive High.State officials with CDOT, CSP and the Governor's office, joined the members of the marijuana industry to unveil the new "Drive...
Study: Fatal Car Crashes by Marijuana Smokers up 300% over Last Decade
Fatal Crashes involving marijuana use tripled during the previous decade, according to researchers from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. The pot related accidents have helped fuel the overall increase in drugged-driving traffic deaths.As...
Field Sobriety Tests FAIL for Marijuana
Thoughtful piece in today's New York Times about the state of DUI-marijuana enforcement.Look for further pushes to establish "per se" marijuana levels at which driving is illegal.
Marijuana and DUI: What Californians Need to Know
California continues its seemingly inexorable march toward marijuana legalization, but even if weed becomes legal, driving under the influence won't. Tens of thousands will still be prosecuted for allegedly driving when their ability to see, think or operate their...