I was pulled over in Littleton for speeding this weekend, and I spent 40 minutes trying to assure the responding officers that I wasn't under the influence of marijuana. They most definitely conducted an investigation to see if I was under the influence of mmj.

I had my redcard out when he came up to the vehicle, my backpack with my medicine was on the seat next to me. He quite obviously smelled that I had mmj in my car. I mentioned that I was compliant. He said he couldn't care less about the amount that I had.

He took my info, called backup including a k9 unit. Three cars, four cops, one was obviously a supervisor. I got questioned three times by two different cops, all related to the last time I consumed marijuana, never once mentioned a field sobriety test or anything like that.

It was 9am, and I said I had smoked last before dinner the night before, 12-14 hours prior. The cop said they are going to start writing more DUID's than DUI's, and I totally believe him. He said it's the increase in abuse of the mmj system, this is how they're weeding out the 'abusers'.

He said off-the-record that the threshold is 8 hours. If I voluntarily disclosed that I had smoked any amount of pot in the last 8 hours, I would have been arrested and charged. Not a ticket, arrested, just like a DUI. I asked how they'd enforce guilt since there is no roadside way to tell when the last time I smoked, he says it's entirely dependent on how you answer, like they're giving you the opportunity to screw yourself.

So, if anyone gets pulled over, make sure the answer to that question is longer than 8 hours. Scary stuff, especially that I told the officer that I had a backpack full of marijuana. The only reason for their questioning was trying to get a DUID charge. Once they realized they wouldn't get me to admit to that, they let me go. He even asked, 'Oh come on, I know you guys. Are you sure you didn't smoke a couple hits when you got up this morning?'

Shady!
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