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What is the DUI limit for marijuana in states where it’s legal?
As everyone is aware, recreational cannabis is now fully legal for adults up and down the West coast, as well as in Colorado, Nevada, Massachusetts, Maine, and D.C. Psychoactive marijuana is legal for medicinal purposes in twenty other states, and counting.
Critics of legalization have complained that there will inevitably be a spike in drugged driving in these “green” states, due to increased availability and reduced social stigma. The numbers do not necessarily prove naysayers’ predictions correct – at least not yet. Nevertheless, some states (like Washington and Colorado) elected to pick a “per se” DUI threshold for THC similar to the .08 level for alcohol, presumably to assuage such concerns and get their legislation passed.
Setting aside for the moment the fact that there appears to be no scientific basis to believe that any arbitrary THC level reliably indicates impairment (or non-impairment for those below the level) drivers should be aware what it will take to successfully prosecute them for marijuana DUI in various states.
Please note that I am only licensed to practice law…
