My life working in a liberal stronghold after pot was legalized

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HotbearLVR - 2013-12-30 11:37 AM I've always wondered how they enforce DUI laws when someone is stoned. How do they prove a driver is under the influence of marijuana? THC can stay in the system for a couple weeks.

Drug related DWI/DUI's are based more on impairment than what is in the system so to speak. Most of your case is established by how that person acts, speaks and interacts during the stop. You can bring in experts to testify that a certain amount of a drug in a person's system should be an impairment but it's not as an exact science/level as alcohol is because drugs affect everybody differently. Given that the typical DWI driver who appears to be driving impaired is usually over twice the limit, it's kind of the same concept when you pull someone over for a drug DWI. You don't have to have a medical degree to know when someone is stoned and shouldn't be driving.

I can't pass a field sobriety test stone cold sober due to medical issues. Then what?

It's not just one clue on those tests that they look at or one test in specific so I'd say you'd be okay unless you were high on drugs or drinking. The things that a prosecutor looks for in those tests are not always what everybody thinks. They are designed to do certain things to show impairment. Basically it comes down to not driving if you are taking medication that does effect you to a certain level where it's obvious that you shouldn't be behind the wheel.

My issues are balance related due to a surgically removed balance nerve. I do ok if I can see, but in low light or eyes closed, I appear drunk if I'm on my feet. I also get tongue tied sometimes from lingering brain damage. My brain functions fine, it just doesn't always communicate properly. LOL. Add that to my temper when someone is being an ass, and being falsely accused is a worry that stays in the back of my mind.

A lot of people have balance problems so I wouldn't be too worried. Honestly, a good look into your eyes and doing a standard test related to that pretty much tells the story to any officer correctly trained, be it drugs or alcohol. The rest that is asked of you to do is more for the jury to see how impaired you were than anything really. Once you've been trained to see those eye changes and movements, you'll know it when you see it on pretty much 99% of the population.

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