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More bad legislation

03.04.17

Many states are considering legislation to deal with their drugged driving problem.  The good news is that they recognize the problem.  The bad news is that many of them don’t understand it.  Particularly legislators in Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Minnesota, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.  Legislators in these states have proposed bills that would either:

  • Establish a 5 ng/ml THC per se limit for marijuana-impaired driving, or
  • Fund studies to determine what the legal blood level of
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Setting the record straight

03.04.17

The Denver Post reported on March 4, 2017 that Jesus Carreno received a maximum sentence of six years after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide due to reckless driving and DUI. The report is misleading, although technically correct. Vehicular homicide caused by reckless driving is a Class 4 felony, which carries with it a presumptive sentencing range of 2 to 6 years in prison. Carreno also pled guilty to DUI, which is a misdemeanor, not a … READ MORE

There’s a better way

10.03.16

aaeaaqaaaaaaaappaaaajdbingfjnzu5lwy1mdatndcxos04mtfhltu5zdaxntaxytq3mgThe fall 2016 issue of The Journal of Global Drug Policy and Practice featured our article, “Why a 5 ng/ml THC limit is bad public policy – and the use for Tandem per se DUID legislation.”  The article includes emerging thoughts to deal with DUID that were initially presented by Dr. Barry Logan of NMS and the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, both referenced in the feature article.

We have called Logan and AAA’s approach … READ MORE

Understanding Legal Marijuana

11.28.15

Image 11-28-15 at 9.16 AMI attended an Advanced DRE/Green Lab course in November, sponsored by Chris Halsor of Understanding Legal Marijuana, LLC. The course catered to Drug Recognition Experts (DREs) wishing to learn more about marijuana-impaired driving: how to detect it and to document and present evidence in court to achieve convictions. It included lectures, visits to marijuana dispensaries and a grow facility, and a green lab that provided an opportunity to question and evaluate regular daily marijuana … READ MORE

Drugged Driving – it’s not all about marijuana

11.21.15

JSI Final copyJudge Mary Celeste of the Judicial Speaker Institute interviewed me on a Podcast for the Justice Speakers Institute.  The podcast of the interview is now available for download at no charge.

The interview focused on the results of DUID Victim Voice’s most recent research:  DUID Prevalence in Colorado’s DUI Citations.   The research covered all vehicular homicide and vehicular assault charges in Colorado in 2013, 78% of which were also DUI cases.  We covered the following … READ MORE

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