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Why It’s So Hard to Crack Down on Stoned Drivers in New York

Since recreational marijuana was legalized statewide in March 2021, weed now seems ubiquitous on New York City roadways. At smoke shops, customers drive off after blazing up. In motion or at red lights, smoke wafts from car windows, the smell…

Bill would give Ohio drivers caught with marijuana in their system a break on OVIs

January 26, 2023
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Ohioans who get caught driving with marijuana in their system could try to prove they weren't impaired under a bill introduced in the state Senate this week. Senate Bill 26, proposed by Sen. Nathan Manning, R-North Ridgeville, would give people…

What Does It Mean to Be ‘Driving While High’?

While several states have legalized using marijuana, nobody is in favor of driving under its influence. But as states crack down on high driving, they're struggling to figure out what counts as driving high, and how they can reliably test for it. Currently, if…

Study Finds That Fatal Marijuana Crashes Are Up Where Drug Is Legal

It's been nearly three years since Mary Gaston's son Blake was hit and killed at a Bellevue, Washington intersection by a driver who was high on marijuana. He was laying in the intersection, on the ground, had a massive head…

State’s Struggle to Set DUI Limits For Marijuana Use

There is a legal limit for drunk driving, but when it comes to marijuana, new research shows it may be impossible to say just how high is too high to drive. There’s no breathalyzer for pot, and researchers say blood…

Arizona Supreme Court Says That Marijuana Presence Doesn’t Prove Impairment

PHOENIX — People with marijuana in their system can escape driving-under-the-influence convictions if they can show they weren’t “high” enough to be impaired, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday. The justices rejected a claim by two individuals that the fact…