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Denver DUI Attorney Explains Faults of Marijuana Testing
Due to the way that marijuana works in the body, especially in habitual users, proving impairment in marijuana DUIs can be dubious.
In this video, Colorado drugged driving attorney Jake Johnson explains the shaky science behind marijuana blood testing and how an attorney can help people in Denver accused of driving under the influence of marijuana fight their charges. For more information about marijuana DUIs in Colorado, call us at (720) 542-6148.
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Now, if you refuse to take a test, it will mean that you do not have a blood or breath sample that can be used against you later. However, it does mean that a jury likely would hear that you refused a test and they will be able to draw their own inferences about that. What that means for most of my clients, then, what most of my clients are really worried about is what does it mean for my driver’s license? That’s the most important thing at least on the front end for most clients. What that will mean if you refuse is that you’re not gonna be able to drive for a period of 60 days. After 60 days of no driving whatsoever, you’ll be eligible to have a restricted driver’s license, restricted to interlock. Interlock, as many people are aware, is an apparatus that is installed in your vehicle and would require that you blow into the steering column before starting the car and then incrementally as you’re driving. That apparatus must be installed in Colorado for at least two years following a refusal before you can have an unrestricted driver’s license.