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

[DenverRelief]

I thought Claire Levy was going to be a friend of patients, but I'm now sure she needs to be replaced.

I do wonder how she justifies this as being representative of what her Boulder constituency wants.

[HighPopalorum]

Maintain perspective, people. Claire is an ally in the effort to liberalize marijuana laws. She isn't the enemy.

[KarolinaKronic]

We know that it is said that more than two alcoholic drinks will put you over the legal driving limit, but I am not sure how this bill would let us "know how much marijuana you can consume while legally being able to drive".

Is it one toke, a piece of an edible, or a whole joint that puts you over 5 nanograms?

One toke of a couple of my strains will lay you down so the 5ng limit must be low.

[TheReleafCenter]

Just got home from the testimony portion. They released a chart that says an edible will never put you over the 5ng level. I believe it was from 1984. Should be circulating on the net tomorrow.

We killed them on a lot of their statistics. The only person who had to be "removed" was already on his way out. Really anxious to hear how it went, I felt like there were some Reps asking the right questions.

[copobo]

thanks Releaf. I didn't get to listen today so I'm anxious.

I don't believe Levy's numbers for a second. It's pre-medical, drug-war science.

[sgreene420]

THC/DUL Bill Moves Forward with a 6-2 Vote

I was pleased with the turnout and the well thought out testimony... at least on the side against the bill, on the other side of the coin, all the stops were pulled and ridicules lies thrown around but the quote of the year has to be from a lady who after hearing what she said i would have caught her name

"ONE WAY TO TELL IF SOMEONE IS HIGH. YOU CAN LOOK AT THEIR TONGUE, IT MAY BE GREEN'

Denver Post
Colo. pot DUIs bill gets first OK at Capitol - The Denver Post

[TheReleafCenter]

I'm glad Dr Shackelford addressed that directly. Sgt Simpson also testified that you can't cross your eyes if you're high, which lead to a lot of eye crossing in the gallery. Great moment.

[DenverRelief]

Maintain perspective, people. Claire is an ally in the effort to liberalize marijuana laws. She isn't the enemy.

I agree with you that Levy has been a proponent of medical marijuana, yet this is not a "liberalization" of law.

Levy is not an enemy, but this bill simply cannot be considered "pro marijuana". At its face, it is an overreaction to the supposed dangers of driving under the influence of marijuana that do not exist. That is not liberal, it's fearful and reactionary.

Coffee can make someone a dangerous driver, or a cell phone, or prescriptions drugs, or a person's simple inability to pay attention to what they are doing.

There is no public safety issue here, there is no rash of high drivers running over children...the problem with bad drivers is people not marijuana.

[HighPopalorum]

*shrug*

I only object to the Copobo's firing squad mentality. As you say, she's a proponent of medical marijuana. She also supports decriminalization and alternatives to incarceration for non-violent offenders. Even if she's wrong about this bill, she's right about most other marijuana-related issues. If Claire Levy fails the acid test, what Representative could possibly pass?

[copobo]

I would rather have someone in there NOT interested in MMJ legislation at all. This is a pretty major fuck up. It is going to ruin lives. The lives of good people.

She is presenting lies as truth. I think that's unforgivable.

She should kill the bill and stick to patient rights if she has any interest in MMJ.