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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

The Denver Post got something right – almost

01.02.16

informNoelle Phillips and Elizabeth Hernandez got some things right in their Denver Post article, “State still not sure whether legal pot made roads less safe.” The article was generally well done and reasonably accurate.

Colorado’s DUI law, which has a single definition of DUI irrespective of cause was correctly cited as a prime reason that Colorado is woefully behind in attempting to understand the impact of marijuana on road safety.  If you don’t measure something, … READ MORE

Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Operating While Stoned

08.08.14

ptauto1The circus was in town (Washington DC) July 31, 2014. The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing entitled, “Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Operating While Stoned,” chaired by Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., and starring Rep Gerry Connolly, D-Va.

The committee didn’t get the answers they wanted from the capable testifiers, in large part because they asked the wrong questions. Both congressmen persist in the common belief that marijuana is like … READ MORE

Oral Fluid Testing

06.01.14

oral-drug-screenOral fluid testing is in the news:

http://kdvr.com/2014/05/21/breathalyzer-for-thc-targets-drivers-who-are-high-could-save-lives/

 

 

It’s important to keep the following things in mind as we learn more about this technology:

  1. Unlike blood testing, it is non-invasive, samples can be taken quickly, before drugs metabolize, and it provides results to police officers and drivers immediately.
  2. It is a new technology to the US, but not to elsewhere in the world where it has been thoroughly tested and used to improve
… READ MORE

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