Drugged Driving Bill Reintroduced
Last updated January 20, 2006

The opening of the 2006 legislative session in Virginia saw swift movement by legislators to increase penalties for simple marijuana possession and to try, once again, to push through drugged driving legislation that would put drivers at risk of arrest without having committed any crime.

Delegate Sal Iaquinto (R-84th) introduced a bill, H.B. 737, that would severely increase the penalties for possession of any amount of marijuana. Currently, a person in Virginia found to have a small amount of marijuana faces a maximum penalty of 30 days in jail and a $500 fine. These penalties are already among the harshest in the country, yet Iaquintoâ??s bill would increase the maximums to a $2,500 fine, one year in jail, and the forfeiture of driving privileges for any marijuana-related conviction, even those unrelated to driving. The House of Delegates Committee for Courts of Justice will be hearing this bill soon, so please act today to halt this devastating legislation.

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