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There seem to be open container and public intoxication laws regarding alcohol, but I am not aware of similar laws in States that have legalized marijuana. Am I missing something here?
There seem to be open container and public intoxication laws regarding alcohol, but I am not aware of similar laws in States that have legalized marijuana. Am I missing something here?
There seem to be open container and public intoxication laws regarding alcohol, but I am not aware of similar laws in States that have legalized marijuana. Am I missing something here?
An associate in my husband's Denver firm office just tested positive for marijuana and promptly lost his $125K a year position.
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Yup. It was foolish of him. I wonder if it affected his job performance at all.An associate in my husband's Denver firm office just tested positive for marijuana and promptly lost his $125K a year position.
Probably violated the contract he signed to get the gig.
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I appreciate it too, but that doesn't really address the issue of public intoxication. Is it desirable to have increasing numbers of substance-impaired people stumbling around in public and driving cars? Or do you feel there is a qualitative difference between alcohol and marijuana intoxication? If so, doesn't that invalidate the alcohol/prohibition comparison?
An associate in my husband's Denver firm office just tested positive for marijuana and promptly lost his $125K a year position.
To me its fairly simple- criminalize actions- not the drug use. We don't make it illegal for adults to drink- we make it illegal for them to drive while intoxicated- treat all intoxication the same, regardless of the method that the intoxication occurs.
To me its fairly simple- criminalize actions- not the drug use. We don't make it illegal for adults to drink- we make it illegal for them to drive while intoxicated- treat all intoxication the same, regardless of the method that the intoxication occurs.
Is there an established legal limit for driving while stoned?
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Maybe that dude you saw stumbling around and throwing up was stoned.Ive seen people who are too drunk to be in public; i.e. stumbling around, throwing up and generally being obnoxious, but I have yet to see someone be too stoned to be in public.
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I'll take that as a no or you don't know (which is OK). As the title of this thread referenced, public intoxication from marijuana has yet to be addressed in any meaningful way. Those advocating for legalization frequently compare current laws to alcohol prohibition, but then abandon that comparison when it comes to enforcement. What standards would you favor regarding driving under the influence?
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I'll take that as a no or you don't know (which is OK). As the title of this thread referenced, public intoxication from marijuana has yet to be addressed in any meaningful way. Those advocating for legalization frequently compare current laws to alcohol prohibition, but then abandon that comparison when it comes to enforcement. What standards would you favor regarding driving under the influence?
But police have been enforcing driving while intoxicated laws for years- and busting people for being intoxicated on perscription drugs, cocaine, meth and other substances- based upon the behavior of the driver.
But police have been enforcing driving while intoxicated laws for years- and busting people for being intoxicated on perscription drugs, cocaine, meth and other substances- based upon the behavior of the driver.
Police have been enforcing these laws largely through the mechanism of illegal possession. With the legalization of marijuana, how can driving under its influence be effectively determined? Yearning for "a more perfect world" doesn't provide an answer to this problem.