Irresponsible Marijuana Edible use is a Rising Safety Concern in Colorado
Marijuana edibles have a public perception of being a good jumping off point for inexperienced consumers to try out Colorado’s legal highs. However, it is quite easy to bite off more than you can chew, as it were, and turn a relaxing experience into a stressful and scary one. Edibles have undergone much legal scrutiny […]
The Bus Heist by a Blacked-Out Driver
Public transit is one of the best ways to avoid the problem of driving after a night out drinking. For one drunk Colorado man, though, taking the bus led to 90 days of jail, a court ordered DUI program and 48 hours of community service. And when we say “taking the bus,” we mean it […]
Is Marijuana Getting Stronger?
A study performed in a Colorado laboratory found that modern marijuana is more powerful than the drug used to be. Researchers put 600 samples under the microscope and found a rise in tetrahydrocannibinol (THC, the active ingredient in the potent pot) content, while cannabidiol (CBD, thought to have therapeutic effects) has declined. You can see […]
Assessing the Impact of Colorado’s Felony DUI Law: Are Offenders Escaping Prison Time?
In August 2015, Colorado implemented a significant legal change, elevating a fourth DUI conviction to a felony offense. The primary aim of this new legislation was to impose stricter penalties on repeat DUI offenders and bring Colorado’s drunk driving laws in line with other states that had already established felony DUI laws. With over a […]
Underage DUIs: What Should My Teen Know?
Sunday morning is a great time to catch a few extra winks of sleep to charge up for another busy week – unless a car comes crashing through your apartment wall, that is. Residents of a Colorado Springs apartment complex were stunned when an early morning attempt at parking a truck went awry. The April […]
Good to Know Colorado: Playful Pot Education for the Masses
If you are an avid consumer of television, you have probably caught one or two of the new PBS-styled ads coming out regarding marijuana legalization. These ads are a part of a $5.7 million campaign (paid for by tax money from the “budding” legal marijuana industry) called “Good to Know Colorado” that stress education and […]
D’oh! DUI?: Sloppy Somnambulism
Our latest “D’oh! DUI?” is a drowsy doozy coming out of San Diego. A 25-year-old woman was arrested for suspicion of DUI after a short chase down the highway. The first sign that the woman was intoxicated was that her car came to a stop in the middle of the highway, with traffic flying by on all […]
The Cannabix Breathalyzer: Coming to a Squad Car Near You
One of the difficulties of charging a driver with driving under the influence of marijuana is the difficulty of detecting the drug easily. Without a blood test, it is hard to know exactly how impaired a smoker is when they are pulled over for suspicion of DUI. One Kal Malhi, the President of Cannabix Technologies and retired […]
A Ruff Time for This Drunk Driver
A Colorado Springs man barked up the wrong tree when police flagged him down after he failed to stop at a red light. The man had a warrant out for his arrest for a previous DUI charge, which may have motivated his next action: speeding off. A short time after, his vehicle was spotted driving […]
Repeat Drunk Driver Felony Bill HB 1043 Amended, Under Consideration
We discussed in February proposed legislation to punish repeat drunk drivers by making repeat offenses felonies after either a third strike within seven years of the first, or a fourth strike in a person’s lifetime. The current proposal has removed the three strikes rule in the bill’s original text. According to supporters of the bill, known as […]