DUI for being high (Florida)?

yes you can be charged for DUI if you're driving while high off anything (not just weed)

the only thing i don't get is if you admittedly tell a cop you're on bars for example, and driving (but not prescribed them) you can be charged with DUI.... but if you're prescribed that med, you can't be charged with DUI....

whether you're prescribed it or not you're still driving under the influence of it.... so wtf?

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Originally Posted by 40oz

I think you're dissing people who roll stoned a little too hard. I don't know about you but I can still see straight when I'm stoned. If you are a good driver and you have some experience smoking weed so you know how it affects you, I see no problem driving stoned. Some people might disagree but it isn't as dangerous as a lot of people make it out to be and I personally find it to be fun.

I remember one day it was raining incredibly hard and I was driving stoned. It felt like I was driving a boat there was so much water. A lot of fun can come out of crusin while high.

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If you read my post correctly, you will have noticed that on the first line, I wrote ' no wonder the cannabis laws ain't changing; people driving whilst heavily ripped.'

So I know I am not dissing stoners too hard. Its the minority that take the piss that I am dissing. I, myself, like to drive and have a J, so I am not condemning it, I am also not condoning it, as it is very irresponsible to be operating a ton+ hunk of metal whilst under the influence of anything.

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Originally Posted by jakez

Is it possible to get a DUI for being pulled over high? I mean a light high is easy to hide but I'm worried about driving completely stoned when it's kind of obvious lol. I think most people think it's OK to be high if you have no paraphernalia or bud on you..?

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the only one that knows your High is you, the other pepole dont know.
excemt those goverment people, that follow you around...:thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by cambam

If you read my post correctly, you will have noticed that on the first line, I wrote ' no wonder the cannabis laws ain't changing; people driving whilst heavily ripped.'

So I know I am not dissing stoners too hard. Its the minority that take the piss that I am dissing. I, myself, like to drive and have a J, so I am not condemning it, I am also not condoning it, as it is very irresponsible to be operating a ton+ hunk of metal whilst under the influence of anything.

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ripped or heavily ripped I still think you were being too harsh. Also, what do you mean by "its the minority that take the piss that I am dissing"? .....piss?

I can drive perfectly while "heavily ripped." Mind you I do kinda avoid it if I can, but if thats what I need to do, I dont doubt my abilities.

I dont think being uber baked makes me not see straight or anything.

Yes, I know its different based on the person, but I dont think you should call people immature for the sole fact that they do it.

You really shouldn't drive high to begin with anyways. Your judgement definetly becomes impaired while you're high. That's cool if your not putting anyone else in danger but if you drive around stoned and something suddenly happens where you need to act realy quick you might not respond fast enough. No, it's not gonna be like the above the influence commercial where you keep driving when the girl pulls out infront of you but lets say a kid jumped infornt of the car all the sudden. Would you be able to slam on your breaks? I wouldn't. Maybe some people can. But I know I wouldn't do it unless I really had to.

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Originally Posted by 420marijuana420

You really shouldn't drive high to begin with anyways. Your judgement definetly becomes impaired while you're high. That's cool if your not putting anyone else in danger but if you drive around stoned and something suddenly happens where you need to act realy quick you might not respond fast enough. No, it's not gonna be like the above the influence commercial where you keep driving when the girl pulls out infront of you but lets say a kid jumped infornt of the car all the sudden. Would you be able to slam on your breaks? I wouldn't. Maybe some people can. But I know I wouldn't do it unless I really had to.

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Well written piece.

I think the people who dont think like this dude, should have a long look at themselves and question whether they should be either smoking or driving.


Please dont be stupid, and put other peoples lives at risk, just for the sake of personal gratification. Please be more sensible and mature about it. For arguments sake, would you want retribution if your little boy/girl was killed by someone who was high, or would you say, 'It doesn't matter, he was high as hell, not his fault'.

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Originally Posted by 40oz

ripped or heavily ripped I still think you were being too harsh. Also, what do you mean by "its the minority that take the piss that I am dissing"? .....piss?

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:) This is the second time in about as many weeks I have been asked to explain this phrase.

Taking the piss (as far as i realise) is an English phrase for:

Taking the mickey
making fun
exploiting

And so on so forth.

Hope its cleared it up for you.

want to hear the height of stupidity?!?!?! here in Australia one of the families friends is a parapalgic (sp) { in a wheel chair }, and if he drinks technically a cop can book him for being over the legal drrviing blood alcohol limit!!!!!! hasnt happened yet, but wat the fuck is he meant to do? will they jsut confiscate his wheel chair or something and make him crawl home lol?