Tag: dui

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April 30, 2014
04/30/2014
Oops, We Did It Again! CA Bill AB 2500 Defeated

Oops, We Did It Again! CA Bill AB 2500 Defeated

SA Members helped stop another bad bill in the state legislature today! An assembly committee just rejected a measure that would have made it a crime to drive...
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April 29, 2014
04/29/2014
Arizona Supreme Court DUI Ruling Helps Cannabis Consumers

Arizona Supreme Court DUI Ruling Helps Cannabis Consumers

The Arizona Supreme Court has taken a step towards rational DUI regulations for cannabis use. A crux of the issue has been the fact that the evidence...
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April 24, 2014
04/24/2014
Arizona: Supreme Court Rejects DUI Per Se Standard for THC Metabolites

Arizona: Supreme Court Rejects DUI Per Se Standard for THC Metabolites

The Arizona Supreme Court this week rejected a 1990 state law that classified the presence of inert THC metabolites in blood or urine as a per se traffic safety violation. Carboxy-THC,...
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April 23, 2014
04/23/2014
Arizona Court Rules on DUI Law for Marijuana Users

Arizona Court Rules on DUI Law for Marijuana Users

Authorities can’t prosecute Arizona motorists for driving under the influence of marijuana, unless the person is impaired at the time of the stop, the state Supreme Court...
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April 7, 2014
04/07/2014
California Wants to Bust Sober Stoners for DUI

California Wants to Bust Sober Stoners for DUI

California lawmakers want to bust marijuana users for DUI, even when they are not stoned. A recent proposal introduced in the state legislature would make it illegal...
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February 26, 2014
02/26/2014
Russia’s Drug Czar Spouts Pure Reefer Madness, Rules Out Cannabis Legalization

Russia’s Drug Czar Spouts Pure Reefer Madness, Rules Out Cannabis Legalization

Viktor Ivanov, head of Russia’s Federal Drug Control Service (FSKN), recently spouted some pure, Grade A cannabis reefer madness in an interview with the Interfax news agency. The “medical...
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February 13, 2014
02/13/2014
WebMD Holds Doctorate in Bull$#it

WebMD Holds Doctorate in Bull$#it

The armchair doctors over at WebMD recently published an article titled: Fatal Car Crashes Involving Pot Use Have Tripled in U.S., Study Finds. On the surface, this...
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February 5, 2014
02/05/2014
CO Open Container Bill Would Make Violations Harder to Prove

CO Open Container Bill Would Make Violations Harder to Prove

A new Colorado marijuana open container bill would make violations harder to prove.
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November 25, 2013
11/25/2013
Washington State Patrol Ordering More Marijuana DUI Tests

Washington State Patrol Ordering More Marijuana DUI Tests

Steve Elliott explains how I-502’s per se limit on impairment for marijuana DUI has caused police to order lots more blood tests.
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November 13, 2013
11/13/2013
New Approach Oregon Won’t Kill Home Growing, Rejects DUIs

New Approach Oregon Won’t Kill Home Growing, Rejects DUIs

New Approach Oregon will not move forward with a measure that kills home grows or allows for per se DUIs.
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November 6, 2013
11/06/2013
Washington Liquor Control Board Wants to Ban Marijuana in Bars

Washington Liquor Control Board Wants to Ban Marijuana in Bars

I highly doubt I am the first to say it, but I am going to say it again: what in the clear blue f*#k is up with...
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November 5, 2013
11/05/2013
Pilot in Hot Air Balloon Crash Had Cannabis in His System

Pilot in Hot Air Balloon Crash Had Cannabis in His System

In New Zealand last week, the pilot of a Jan 7th, 2012 hot-air balloon crash that killed all 11 people on board was found to have cannabis...
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October 22, 2013
10/22/2013
Cannabis Breathalyzers May Be On The Way

Cannabis Breathalyzers May Be On The Way

A study has found that examining breath for cannabinoids could be far more useful than the blood tests currently used to set the standard for impairment. The...
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September 23, 2013
09/23/2013
49ers Aldon Smith Arrested for DUI, Possession

49ers Aldon Smith Arrested for DUI, Possession

Aldon Smith, the one-man sack factory linebacker from the San Francisco 49ers was arrested last Friday (Sept 20th) morning on suspicion of a DUI. Smith crashed his car...
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September 3, 2013
09/03/2013
“Jenny Kush”, Medical Marijuana Activist, Killed by Drunk Driver In Colorado

“Jenny Kush”, Medical Marijuana Activist, Killed by Drunk Driver In Colorado

On August 31, 2013, medical marijuana activist and founding member of Moms for Marijuana International “Jenny Kush”, 34, was killed in a head-on collision with a drunk driver going...
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September 3, 2013
09/03/2013
Police Groups Protest Holder’s Marijuana Policy Memo, Threatens Their Gravy Train

Police Groups Protest Holder’s Marijuana Policy Memo, Threatens Their Gravy Train

Last week, the Huffington Post covered a group of law enforcement officers who slammed Attorney General Eric Holder for releasing a marijuana policy memo stating the federal...
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August 22, 2013
08/22/2013
New Study: Cannabis Is the ‘Least Risky Drug’ for Driving

New Study: Cannabis Is the ‘Least Risky Drug’ for Driving

A new study from Denmark confirms what cannabis advocates have said for years — marijuana is much safer than other substances when it comes to driving impairment....
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August 14, 2013
08/14/2013
Study: Medical Cannabis Laws Reduce Alcohol Traffic Deaths

Study: Medical Cannabis Laws Reduce Alcohol Traffic Deaths

The passage of medical cannabis laws is associated with a reduction in the public’s consumption of alcohol and with fewer incidences of alcohol-related traffic fatalities, according to data published...
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August 13, 2013
08/13/2013
Ohio Medical Marijuana Amendment Proposal Rejected by AG

Ohio Medical Marijuana Amendment Proposal Rejected by AG

A proposal to put a medical marijuana amendment before Ohio voters this November (which gathered more than double the required signatures) has been rejected by Attorney General...
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July 22, 2013
07/22/2013
Nevada Medical Marijuana Users Still Worry About DUI

Nevada Medical Marijuana Users Still Worry About DUI

Nevada medical marijuana users are concerned as the state’s dispensaries open for business in 2014 that they could easily violate Nevada’s DUI standard; driving with more than 2...
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