http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/02/06/legislative-hearing-no-change-to-pot-dui-cases-since-marijuana-driving-law-took-effect Comments On: Despite Doomsday Predictions, No Change to Pot DUI Cases in WA After New Legalization Law by Dominic Holden en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:45:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by undead ayn rand]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:48:04 -0800 The Stranger
basically it was a highway patrol-supervised driving test. i want to say it was done in california. there was a flat course that had to be driven by the participants a few times - first while stone cold sober. then following a certain amount of alcohol, then again with more alcohol. each person was filmed in conversation before and after each run, and a highway patrol member was in the passenger side of the car with similar controls that a driving instructor would have. the course looked similar to the large areas the mythbusters use for most of their experiments with moving vehicles.

as soon as 502 made it onto the ballot and i have been watching the multitude of discussions about the pros and cons of the DUI part of the initiative cum law i had a dream that the stranger would partner with the washington state patrol in running a similar test but with the subjects smoking/vaping and/or eating cannabis. heck if possible the test could span two days - first day test them sober, then after some alcohol. second day test them (sober again? then) on cannabis. film it all, measure what can be measured, get it on film, and let people watch for themselves.

i have been trying to locate the name of the original video from the 80s online to no avail. i found one link to a study that was done in israel a few years ago that was completed in a simulator: http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2009-…

anyone else interested in seeing something like that done here now that 502 has passed?
Posted by jezbian]]> Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:51:50 -0800 The Stranger
Isn't one of those cases in regards to a guy who hit a pedestrian in the crosswalk while stoned, admitted to being stoned and then the pedestrian died? If there's a poster child for what it means to get a marijuana DUI in Washington state I really don't think people have much to worry about.
Posted by watchout5]]> Thu, 07 Feb 2013 08:53:22 -0800 The Stranger
You drink, you smoke, you stay home or get a designated driver. Stock up on snacks BEFORE partaking.
Posted by NateMan]]> Thu, 07 Feb 2013 07:23:04 -0800 The Stranger Posted by pupuguru]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:51:09 -0800 The Stranger
The science is still being worked on, so hopefully the measures will be fine tuned over the next few years.
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:07:13 -0800 The Stranger Posted by raku]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:01:59 -0800 The Stranger
The constant screeching that 5ng/L of THC stays in the blood for many weeks and therefore I-502 will put people in jail for driving three weeks after smoking a joint is FLAT OUT BULLSHIT.

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?…
Posted by K]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:31:47 -0800 The Stranger Posted by bleedingheartlibertarian]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:13:06 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Mr. X]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:09:22 -0800 The Stranger