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Colorado drugged driving data

01.11.21

Colorado has a drugged driving problem.

Lukas Myers knows this.  The photo shows him being extracted from a car when he was 12 years old after a crash caused by a marijuana-impaired driver.  Most bones in both of Lukas’s legs were broken as well as both wrists.  

For some, stories like this are convincing.  Others need data.  So here is a summary of relevant data from 11 sources.

  1. Percent of drivers who admit driving
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Stoned driving more common than drunk driving

07.17.20

Colorado authorized the use of marijuana tax dollars to temporarily fund a program at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation’s Forensic Toxicology laboratory, enabling them to test all DUI toxicology samples for drugs as well as alcohol.  The laboratory issued summary results June 30, 2020 after completing the first year of this program.  CBI performs about half of all the DUI lab tests in the state.

For the last year, stoned driving topped drunk driving, something … READ MORE

Tandem DUI per se bill introduced, PI’d

01.30.19

January 29, 2019, HB19-1146, Concerning the offense of Tandem DUI per se was introduced into the Colorado legislature.  This bill replaces Colorado’s current 5 ng/ml THC permissible inference law with Tandem DUI per se and makes conforming changes to other statutes.  Sponsors are Representative Dylan Roberts (D-Eagle and Routt County) and Hugh McKean (R-Loveland).  The bill has been assigned to the judiciary committee for next legislative action.

Alcohol’s per se law requires one event to … READ MORE

Response to NORML

12.24.18

NORML (National Organization to Reform Marijuana Laws) held their annual conference in Washington, DC on July 23, 2018. Deputy Director Paul Armentano presented “The Influence of Cannabis on Psychomotor Performance and Accident Risk.”

Armentano is a well-informed proponent of marijuana legalization. He is a rational, truthful person, not known to lie for his cause. But that does not prevent him from being guilty of distortions, bias, misleading statements, selective reporting or false conclusions.

Armentano’s deceptive … READ MORE

Educating Michigan

10.26.18

Michigan is considering legalizing the recreational use of marijuana in next month’s election.  Ross Jones of Detroit’s ABC affiliate WXYZ reported on his interviews of a number of Colorado leaders this week, asking if Colorado was less safe since legalizing marijuana in Colorado.  I was one of his interviewees.

Much of his reporting focused on the issue of marijuana-impaired driving.  I pointed out to him that marijuana-impaired driving and all drug-impaired driving is a significant … READ MORE

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