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Medical Marijuana in Arizona: Testing, Patient Cards, and DUIs
What do the new Arizona medical marijuana laws impact?
October 8, 2019
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What do the new Arizona medical marijuana laws impact?
There are some factors police take in to identify impairment from cannabis.
The news may be bad news for the alcohol industry if people feel a little safer driving after a toke than a cocktail.
The problem is that the saliva test cannot determine impairment, only the existence of a substance in saliva and just because the test may be positive, it doesn’t mean the person is impaired.
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After writing on polls and statistics for the past few years I always find it funny how media will jump all over a press release
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From the Cannabis Policy Project: THC/DUI Bill Hearing on Tuesday (2/26) STOP THC/DUI – ATTEND THIS HEARING AND EMAIL JUDICIARY COMMITTEE House Judiciary Committee Hearing
I received the following e-mail from the Cannabis Policy Project: STOP THC/DUI – ATTEND THIS HEARING AND EMAIL JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Spend your Valentine’s Day protesting