COhomegrown
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"Fifteen states have passed laws clarifying that the presence of any illegal drug in a driver's body is per se evidence of impaired driving. ONDCP will work to expand the use of this standard to other states and explore other ways to increase the enforcement of existing DUID laws."
The problem with this is that drug metabolites stay in the body long after the intoxicating effects are gone. In the case of psychoactive cannabis, the metabolites can remain in the body for weeks and even months after the last use.
This means any drug user, with marijuana users most at risk, that drives a car, even while not intoxicated, can be charged with DUID.
This country gets better every day. (disgusted sarcasm)
Take a look at the 15 states that already do this.
Obama Drug Policy calls for drugged driving charges for UNIMPAIRED marijuana users
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/russ-belville/obama-drug-policy-calls-f_b_574483.html
From the President's National Drug Policy Report
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/policy/ndcs10/ndcs2010.pdf
HMMM, what happened to the hopey/changey stuff i was promised?!?!!?!?!
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