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NORML’s Weekly Legislative Round Up
Marijuana law reform legislation is pending in nearly 30 states this 2012 legislative session. Is your state among them? Find out here. More importantly, have you taken the time to call or write your...
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New Study: THC Seldom Detected In Injured Dutch Drivers
[Editor’s note: This post is excerpted from today’s NORML weekly media advisory. To have NORML’s news alerts and legislative advisories delivered straight to your in-box, sign up here.] Belgian drivers...
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NORML’s Weekly Legislative Round Up
Marijuana law reform legislation still remains pending in several this 2012 legislative session. Is your state among them? Find out here. More importantly, have you taken the time to call or write your...
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The Stranger’s Dominic Holden Delivers a Passionate Defense of I-502 at...
At this year’s NORML Conference, which was held the first week of October, much emphasis was placed on the upcoming legalization initiatives in Washington, Colorado, and Oregon. One of the featured...
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Study: Per Se Drugged Driving Laws Have Little Or No Impact On Traffic Deaths
The imposition of so-called per se drugged driving laws, which create new traffic safety violations for drivers who operate a vehicle with the presence of trace amounts of certain controlled substances...
View ArticleMichigan: Medical Marijuana Act Trumps Per Se Driving Law
A Michigan traffic safety law that prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle by persons who possess any presence of THC in their blood, regardless of whether or not they are behaviorally impaired by...
View ArticleOklahoma Becomes Third State This Year To Approve Unscientific Per Se Limits...
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has signed legislation, House Bill 1441, into law that criminalizes drivers from operating a motor vehicle if they have any detectable amount of THC and/or its inactive...
View ArticleArizona: Supreme Court Rejects DUI Per Se Standard For THC Metabolites
The Arizona Supreme Court this week rejected a 1990 state law that classified the presence of inert THC metabolites in blood or urine as a per se traffic safety violation. Carboxy-THC, the primary...
View ArticleIllinois: Governor Sends Marijuana Decriminalization Measure Back To Lawmakers
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday issued an amendatory veto to House Bill 218, which seeks to decriminalize minor marijuana possession offenses. As initially approved by the legislature in May, HB...
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Study: Per Se Driving Limits For THC Ill Advised
Per se driving limits for the presence of THC are arbitrary and may improperly classify motorists who are not behaviorally impaired, according to the findings of a study published today by the American...
View ArticleStudy: Presence Of THC In Blood Not Associated With Crash Culpability
Drivers testing positive for the presence of THC in blood do not possess a significantly increased risk of being responsible for a non-fatal motor vehicle accident, according to data published in the...
View ArticleIndiana: Governor Signs Legislation Amending State’s Zero-Tolerance Per Se...
The legislation provides an affirmative defense for motorists who test positive for the presence of either THC or its metabolite, but who are not responsible for a traffic accident and who show no...
View ArticleNevada: Governor Signs Legislation Reducing Marijuana Possession Penalties...
Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak has signed legislation into law easing marijuana possession penalties for minors and amending the state's per se driving limits for THC. The post Nevada: Governor Signs...
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State Policy Weekly Update 3/22/2023
Highlights in: AZ, DE, IL, KS, KY, MA, MD, NH, NY, TX, VT, WA, and WV. The post State Policy Weekly Update 3/22/2023 appeared first on NORML.
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State Policy Weekly Update 4/5/2023
Highlights in: AK, ID, IL, KY, LA, MD, NV, NM, ND, VT, & WA The post State Policy Weekly Update 4/5/2023 appeared first on NORML.
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State Policy Weekly Update 5/10/2023
Highlights include: FL, ME, MD, MO, MV, NH, OH, PA, VT, and WA. The post State Policy Weekly Update 5/10/2023 appeared first on NORML.
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Study: No Correlation Between THC Detection and Driving Impairment
"In the largest trial to date involving experienced users smoking cannabis, there was no correlation between THC (and related metabolites/cannabinoids) in blood, OF [oral fluid], or breath and driving...
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New Hampshire: Supporters Back Off Efforts To Adopt THC Potency Caps On...
NORML's Deputy Director Paul Armentano submitted written testimony to the Committee opposing both provisions. The post New Hampshire: Supporters Back Off Efforts To Adopt THC Potency Caps On Medical...
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