DUID Victim Network
We just returned from making a presentation at the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences in Woods Hole, MA last Thursday.
The presentation was entitled Colorado’s Marijuana “Experiment” and its Effect on DUI Marijuana.
Attached is a copy of the summary of the presentation that the meeting organizer plans to publish in the meeting circular. TRB paper
Friday, March 28, 2014, the Colorado Department of Health and Environment (CDPHE) hosted a town hall meeting on medical marijuana. Dr. Larry Wolk, the department’s chief medical officer announced that doctors will now be required to provide more documentation to support any recommendation for more than 6 marijuana plants per patient.
Some castigated Wolk for demanding justification for more than 6 marijuana plants per patient. Others are relieved to see what appears to be some … READ MORE
SB 14-155 was introduced to the Colorado State Legislature March 10th.
It seeks to use state funds to further “research” to promote the beneficial effects of marijuana.
This bill should not even see the light of day for at least the following reasons:
This week we sent a letter to Governor Hickenlooper: Hickenlooper 3 It suggests ways of collecting, analyzing and publishing DUID data essential to understanding drugged driving in our state. It further suggests that the $7.1 million that Colorado is allocating to sponsor “research” to promote use of marijuana could be better spent solving our DUID data deficit.
The Denver Post agreed with some of our points, and issued an editorial of support
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