Despite the fact that recreational marijuana is legal for adults in ten states (plus Washington DC), I haven’t seen many videos online showing motorists accused of impairment due to weed.
In line with this channel’s MO, let’s change that.
Related background information:
In this video you will hear mention of the fact that Washington State established a blood level THC cutoff for per se impairment.
Interestingly, as time has gone by law enforcement, law-makers and scientists have learned that the figure is not particularly reliable. Even Washington Traffic Safety Commission research director Staci Hoff has stated on the record that the number is completely arbitrary. “[The per se blood limit for THC of 5ng/ml wasn’t backed by scientific theories then, and it’s not backed by scientific theories now,” said Hoff.
Though the per se limit for alcohol is not perfect (as tolerance dramatically changes effects), .08% is a better predictor of intoxication than the limit for THC. That’s because THC is a fat soluble drug. According to Hoff, chronic users of chronic [okay, she didn’t say that] who haven’t smoked recently could still exhibit a blood THC level of 10 – 20 ng per ml , but not be impaired. Conversely, someone who smokes for the first time might register no THC in their blood while still being too impaired to drive.
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lactate? you lactate? lol. DUI marijuana is such bullshit. There are so many legal recreational states…yet they want to arrest people for driving high….NEVER ADMIT YOU ARE HIGH TO A COP…THEY WILL FIND ANY EXCUSE TO ARREST YOU. I am a medical marijuana card holder. I am allowed to posses in NY…but im not allowed to drive high? you know how many people drive high daily without being a legal card holder? Just more excuses for Cops to arrest people unjustly. all about the $$$$$$$
Walking in straight lines and counting to 9 is what everyone dose when there sober
I drive stoned 99 percent of the time and you would literally have to be an idiot to get charged with DUI for weed..
Comments full of cry babies lol
Like many non-Americans I struggle with the idea of the whole FST thing. And now even more.. If it is a test to see if you either are capable of driving, or need to go and take a breath test and you do really good on the tests, shouldn't that mean that you are good to go? Especially since he wasn't pulled over because of his driving 🙄 I think the cop just wanted an excuse to go to the station for a while.
God these are tough to watch. Marijuana DUIs are definitely a sham. Ur pretty much back to normal after an hour or so with a residual buzz but ur ever really stoned af for an hourish. I prefer not to drive high because of how bad the dui procedures are at figuring out how intoxicated someone is on THC. but I’ve had situations where I was 17 just finished smoking and my parents called me to come home and I drove home perfectly fine. I also get stoned af before I cook sometimes and I’m operating around very dangerous things like boiling hot water very sharp knives (so sharp I cut through beef bones like butter) and hot surfaces and I’ve NEVER hurt myself.
Lame. That guy doesn't show any sign of impairment plus the guy was honest. This cop blows
He looks like Cory Feldman. Shame on the kid I would have let him get picked up and the car towed.
Lactaid and weed throw him in the pen
Shouldn’t have done the FST!
White privilege
Hopefully he gets a payout for this because like in the description it was determined blood THC level is not an accurate variable for measuring intoxication
Damn, I’m nervous FOR him!
This is super misleading. He was arrested for refusing the breathalyzer, which is an automatic arrest. There’s no evidence he was arrested strictly for MJ until we know his BAC.
The way he walked the line should tell you enough about the unfairness of weed being treated the same as booze.
Definitely a BS arrest. Officer had nothing better to do with his time…
Just because the cop smells alcohol don’t mean the guy is drunk
At this point, I’m so familiar with the Pullman facility that I could probably get a job there.
damn, everyone here is suddenly an expert on field sobriety? i hate you people, get your head out of your ass and accept the fact he was under the influence while driving
This is so over the top
Same thing happened to me when I was 20, and the cop apologize when he booked me in county like he knew he arrested me for no reason. I got a lawyer out of the yellow pages and she showed up to court smelling like alchohol and turns out she was a stripper. Long story short, sh*t show
I'm in the same situation besides I blew 0.0 on the breathalyzer because I don't drink. I admitted to being high an hour before driving, yet my tolerance is so high it was very mild and I even told the officer I don't feel impaired. Pulled over cause my passenger wasn't wearing a seatbelt yet I had no idea at the time. 3 indications during the field sobriety test, first 9 steps i turned around instead of small steps. Second set of 9 I stopped at nine and put my foot down. Which he put in the report as "after the second step of 9 he ended with one approximate halfstep."
Im so confused. Any advice? I do realize admitting to being high while driving is idiotic but I was not impaired. Im sure most people with higher tolerance can relate?
FSTs are not pass/fail. They search for clues of impairment, he demonstrated a clue in the pen test, his eyes were shaking
Got that super dangerous pot smoker off the streets! lol
This guy is higher than a satellite 🤣🤣. Officer was on point here and was obviously trained in drug recognition. Many departments have drug recognition experts and they are considered expert witnesses in most courts. Which means that if they assess you during a traffic stop, you'll probably get convicted. Dont do drugs and drive, it's not worth it.