And here it is...HB11-1261 - the THC Level DUI Bill

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Anything that is a drug that affects how you drive is illegal currently.

That isn't completey true. If I was hopped up on my third cup of coffee and tailgating and driving aggressively and a cop pulled me over, she would likely charge me with reckless driving, or careless driving, but she wouldn't look at my coffee cup and ask me to step out of the car so that she could determine if I had enough caffeine in my blood through a blood test to be considered impaired.

She would just write the ticket.

In this case the coffee isn't illegal or the caffeine in my blood, it's the driving. So should it be for marijuana.

DenverRelief Reviewed by DenverRelief on 03-14-2011. And here it is...HB11-1261 - the THC Level DUI Bill This is the first sentence of the bill: "The bill allows a person who drives with a tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) blood content of 5 nanograms or more to be charged with DUI per se." Considering the information about THC and driving out there, and the lack of a problem with drivers using cannabis, this surprises me. How did they determine the 5 nanogram benchmark? Rating: 5