The Evolving Landscape of Marijuana Odor and Probable Cause: Implications for Personal Privacy
In the wake of marijuana legalization in Colorado, the state’s legal landscape has been continuously evolving. While many believed that legalization would come with increased personal privacy and fewer encounters with law enforcement, a recent opinion by the Colorado Supreme Court has raised concerns about the potential expansion of police powers when it comes to […]
Colorado’s Creative Approach to Promoting Pedestrian Safety and Combating Marijuana Myths
Colorado’s Creative Approach to Promoting Pedestrian Safety and Combating Marijuana Myths In public awareness campaigns, Colorado has never shied away from creativity. Over the years, the state has rolled out several unconventional campaigns to deliver essential messages to its residents. While some campaigns have been quirky, they have always aimed to address critical issues, whether […]
While Mixing Medications, Do Not Operate Heavy Machinery!
Prescription drugs may not be one of the usual suspects when it comes to DUI causes, but drivers can still be impaired enough by medicine to be unsafe on the road. Case-in-point, the story of a Hayden School District superintendent whose mixture of pain medicine and muscle relaxers led to her crash on snowy Colorado […]
D’oh! DUI?: The Toy Car
We’ve devoted a fair amount of posts in this series to all the unconventional contraptions in which you can earn a DUI. Still, now it’s time to return to the dear old automobile itself— in a manner of speaking. Do you remember your very first car? No, not the prized jalopy you drove into your […]