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It’s not often that we laud the efforts of politicians but the courage of Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker deserves notice.  He is the sponsor of Bill H.4255 filed Nov 10, 2021, the Trooper Thomas Clardy law.

While conducting a traffic stop, Trooper Clardy was killed by a driver who subsequently tested positive for marijuana’s THC.

The bill implements recommendations of a special commission established in Massachusetts on “Operating under the Influence and Impaired Driving.”

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Is Arizona next?

We were successful getting the state of Colorado to amend its Driver Education Handbook to educate new teen drivers about the dangers of drugged driving.  Not just marijuana-impaired driving, but driving under the influence of any number of drugs or their combinations.  We expect the revised manual to be published early next year.  It will be available on the CDOT website.

Learning of this success, Sally Schindel asked if the same could be done in … READ MORE

Appeal to AG Garland

We submitted the following letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland today, copying the White House.

This was part of a nationwide effort on the part of many activists encouraging the Federal Government to take action against the out-of-control commercialization of marijuana in Colorado and elsewhere.  Our letter was specifically tailored to deal with drugged driving

 

As a representative of victims of drugged driving, I respectfully request that you impose a moratorium on opening … READ MORE

The folly of a 5 ng/ml THC inference level

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

KCNC News Story

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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