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The pot lobby

06.07.18

Two weeks after the marijuana lobby descended on Congress, Senators Cory Gardner and Elizabeth Warren announced legislation that would prevent Federal officials from enforcing the nation’s drug laws.  Senator Cory Gardner has abandoned his integrity and common sense to support the emerging marijuana industry instead of his constituents. The bill he and Senator Elizabeth Warren are sponsoring is based upon two false statements Gardner has given to his constituents:

  1. Marijuana legalization is a states’ rights issue;
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Celebrating small victories

06.05.18

Colorado’s HB18-1258 that would have permitted marijuana “tasting rooms” passed the legislature but was vetoed by Governor HIckenlooper.  The Governor cited concerns with increased impaired driving as a reason for his veto.

We wrote the Governor requesting that he veto the bill, pointing out that marijuana tasting rooms were fundamentally more dangerous than a neighborhood bar.  If an impaired driver leaves a bar and is arrested by an officer for impaired driving, Colorado laws ensure … READ MORE

Lying to Congress

05.26.18

This week the Cannabis Industry Association (CIA) presented its report to Congress extolling marijuana’s tax and employment benefits, its use to combat the opioid crisis, the industry need for access to banking services,  and putting its own spin on some of the problems caused by marijuana: crime, use by minors, and highway safety.  One page was devoted to marijuana-impaired driving.  We leave it to others to critique the bulk of the report. We will summarize below only … READ MORE

The marijuana lobby

05.07.18

Colorado’s Republican Representative Polly Lawrence and Democratic Representative Jonathan Singer sponsored a request to the State’s Legislative Council to form in interim study committee to consider new evidence on DUID, and to determine if that evidence demonstrated a need for legislation in the 2019 regular legislative session.

They garnered the support of an additional 33 Representatives from both parties to augment their request. That’s a total of 35 of the 65 Representatives in the State.… READ MORE

Sign the petition!

04.18.18

Drugged driving creates victims, regardless of the cause: opioids, methamphetamine, marijuana, polydrug use, or many others.  So we’re pleased to support the initiative of SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) sponsorship of a petition to Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chou, the National Governors Association and the National Council of State Legislatures.  The petition requests increased support for both public education on the dangers of DUID, as well as more tools for law enforcement to prevent drugged … READ MORE

Mr Wood Goes to Washington

03.27.18

Like most sensible people, I try to avoid Washington DC.  But NHTSA’s Call to Action meeting on March 15, 2018 compelled me to succumb with a surprising result.  The meeting was called by Heidi King, NHTSA’s new Deputy Administrator (NHTSA does not yet have an Administrator) to begin a national dialogue on how to combat drug-impaired driving.  I had the opportunity to meet Ms. King and Candace Lightner of We Save Lives  for dinner … READ MORE

Recommended Drugged Driving Initiatives

03.07.18

Drugged driving is a complex problem that invites simplistic solutions like, “Why doesn’t ‘science’ determine an impairment level for each drug so we can deal with them like we do alcohol?”  We’ve long believed that solving our drugged driving problem requires a number of separate initiatives to deal with the various aspects of the problem.  See, for example, our “Principles of DUID Victim Voices” tab on this website.

Recently we’ve partnered with We Save Lives … READ MORE

Another politician bought?

02.17.18

DUID Victim Voices has focused only on drugged driving, leaving the issue of legalizing impairing drugs like marijuana to others.  After all, drugged driving is a serious problem regardless of whether or not marijuana is legalized.  Legalization just makes it harder for states to deal responsibly with DUID.

However, we do step into the marijuana legalization issue when politicians do or say stupid things, convincing us that they may have been bought by, or at … READ MORE

Pueblo West HS

02.05.18

February 12th Ed Wood of DUID Victim Voices presented Driving Under the Influence of Drugs to Mr. Tony Pechek’s classes at Pueblo West High School.  The presentation DUID-Pueblo-West-HS is now available to the public.… READ MORE

Vermont’s mockery

12.31.17

Vermont’s legislature wants to be the first in the nation to legalize marijuana via legislative action, rather than the ballot box.   Governor Phil Scott has pushed back based on concerns about making the drug available to children, and the effect legalization would have on highway safety.  

The bill now before the legislature, H-511 is intended to alleviate those concerns, but resoundingly fails to do so.

Penalties have been added for adults providing marijuana … READ MORE

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