Medical Marujuana DUI Bill in Colorado
House Bill 1261 in Colorado calls for making medical marijuana patients responsible for the the amount of THC in their bloodstream and could face DUI charges if they test higher than five nanograms of THC. From an article in the Collegian of Fort Collins.
For Director Scott Greene and Executive Director Brian Vicente of Mile High NORML and Sensible Colorado, the bill comes with a myriad of problems for medical marijuana patients.
“It’s a horrible bill that needs to be reworked completely,” Greene said. “Let’s set limits so patients don’t wake up in the morning passed (the five nanogram limit) the accepted level already.”
We’ll probably see more of this type of legislation nationwide as the government will want to hold medical marijuana patients to the same standards as alcohol offenders. It’s a good business for the state programs.