DUID Victim Network
It hasn’t worked for Colorado, but that’s not stopping defense attorney/Senator Nathan Manning from trying to weaken Ohio’s drugged driving laws with his proposed SB 203.
Manning hopes to emulate Colorado by replacing Ohio’s current 2 ng/ml THC per se statute with a rebuttable inference that a driver is DUI if the THC blood level is at least 5 ng/ml. Even sillier, he adds a further inference if the THC level in urine is 25 … READ MORE
The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has a mission of reducing substance use disorder. Occasionally ONDCP has made common sense suggestions to deal with drugged driving. It seems now that “woke” political views are diverting its attention away from what it should be doing.
July 8, 2021 the ONDCP requested public comments on “Application of Equity in U.S. National Drug Control Policy.” ONDCP seeks public input on how their actions or inactions … READ MORE
DUID Victim Voices has been highly critical of the Denver Post’s inaccurate reporting, cheerleading for commercialization of psychotropic drugs like marijuana and ignoring its adverse consequences to Colorado citizens. The Feb 28, 2020 editorial suggests they may be changing their tune. Then again, maybe not.
The editorial was entitled: “Colorado should restrict the potency of marijuana concentrates, keep them away from teens.” It recognized data from multiple peer-reviewed journals citing the link between psychosis and … READ MORE
As part of a Graduated Drivers License, millions of teens take Drivers Education classes each year. This is an opportunity to provide factual information about the dangers of drugged driving at a time when students are most vulnerable to the misleading information spawned by the marijuana lobby. Drivers Education programs vary widely but generally try to follow a curriculum codified by the American Driver Training and Safety Education Association. Most do an excellent job of … READ MORE
Shaun Boyd, investigative journalist for the CBS TV station in Denver ran a news story featuring Ed Wood of DUID Victim Voices January 29, 2021. She was prompted to do this after reading about Colorado Drugged Driving Data in our January 11th post.
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