Written by Christopher Meyer | 1:45 pm on April 27, 2011
The following was provided by the Cannabis Therapy Institute:
The news program HDNet World Report has asked CTI to help round up some
volunteers for a study they are doing of how cannabis affects the driving
of medical patients. The study will require volunteers to take a driving
simulation test before and after ingesting or smoking cannabis. The news
show will compare the results of the simulation tests and also interview
patients as to how they believe cannabis affects their driving.
The tests will be done this Thursday or Friday in Denver. The tests and the
interviews will take about 2 hours per person. You must be a medical
marijuana patient with a valid Registry ID card and a valid Drivers License
to participate. The show will provide free transportation and snacks to
test participants. This will not require you to have a blood draw, this is
just a driving simulator test.
If you are interested in helping with this study, please contact the
producer as soon as possible. They are on a tight deadline.
David Pelcyger, Producer
HDNet World Report
Phone: (303) 542-5597
Web: http://www.hd.net/programs/hdnet-world-report/
Email: dpelcyger@hd.net
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Provided as a Public Service by the:
Cannabis Therapy Institute
P.O. Box 19084, Boulder, CO 80308
Phone: 877-420-4205
Web: www.cannabistherapyinstitute.com
Email: info@cannabistherapyinstitute.com
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Written by Christopher Meyer | 2:10 pm on April 14, 2011
A bill that would set a blood content limit for THC has already passed the Colorado House of Representatives. HB 1261 goes before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, April 18th at 1:30pm in the Old Supreme Court Chambers of the State Capitol on the 2nd Floor.
This is one of the final opportunities for the public to offer comment on the bill. Denver Relief will be there to express our ardent disapproval.
The bill sets a ”per se” limit which means that if someone were to test over the limit, they would have no defense regarding impairment. They would be charged with a DUI equivalent to that of drunk driving without any mitigation for being a medical patient with a higher tolerance to cannabis. (more…)
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Written by Christopher Meyer | 11:06 am on March 24, 2011
HB11-1261, the THC DUI bill has passed through the House of Representatives and now faces several readings in the Senate before being put to a vote.
It is imperative that you contact your representative and let them know that the per se limit should be removed from the bill or the bill should be voted down.
The per se limit would, if charged with DUI for having more than 5ng of THC per ml of blood, would leave the defendant with no defense regarding impairment.
If you are over the limit the law would consider you impaired though many patients have high tolerances due to edibles regimen and could have a blood content level higher than the limit without being impaired.
Cannabis Therapy Institute has provided a spreadsheet to find your representative:
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Written by Christopher Meyer | 10:37 am on January 20, 2011
HB1024 will go before congress this year. With it comes discussion of finding a way to determine a legal limit to how medicated a patient may be while driving much the same way that patrol officers calculate blood alcohol levels for drivers who have been drinking. Medical Marijuana and Driving in HB1024
The only question is, how would they do that? If someone has medicated within the last 24 hours significant amounts of THC and other cannabinoids will remain in the blood stream, so even a blood test wont be able to decisively decide whether a patient was over some limit decided to be too “high” to safely drive. (more…)
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