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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: Brumar89 who wrote (441725)12/21/2008 1:31:33 PM
From: Gersh Avery  Read Replies (1) of 1576066
 
Technically it is against the law to drive under the influence of any prescription drug.

This isn't the way that the law is applied.

The key factor: is the driver impaired?

This applies to every prescription drug except for marijuana.
Why should you slide for oxy in our system but not for pot?
The person with oxy in their system is much less likely to drive reasonably well. The person with oxy is a much larger danger to other drivers.

Zero tolerance laws made life easy for police and courts. The state only needed to show that sometime in the past the person consumed marijuana. The state doesn't have to show that the person is a danger on the road.

People with marijuana in their system pass roadside sobriety tests. If they can pass the test it seems that they would be safe on the roads.

BTW zero tolerance just went away in Michigan for legit mmj people.
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