Florida Cops Concerned About Stoned Driving If Cannabis Legalization Is Approved
As Florida voters prepare to go to the polls this November to vote on a cannabis legalization initiative, known as Amendment 3, law enforcement officials raised the specter of an increase in impaired driving, reported Fox13 News on Monday.
So Different From Alcohol
Unlike alcohol, where a breathalyzer test can easily determine a driver’s level of intoxication, detecting marijuana impairment is far more challenging. Marijuana can linger in a person’s system for up to 30 days, meaning that a positive test does not necessarily indicate impairment at the time of driving. Cannabis consumption also affects different people in different ways.
“With alcohol, there is a direct correlation between your blood alcohol level and your level of impairment,” said Tampa defense attorney Hunter Chamberlin. “With marijuana, that …