(720) 863-7755This Boulder DUI attorney knows quite a bit about the dangers of driving high – having defended many clients who have been charged with driving under the influence of drugs (DUID) after smoking marijuana and getting pulled over and arrested for driving high. I’ve also researched the Colorado marijuana culture, and I can say with […]
Certainly, there are instances where racial discrimination becomes a good defense for those charged in traffic stops or drug possession cases. It now appears that there is a Connecticut attorney, who is testing the waters to see if he can use a controversial defense that that state’s laws marijuana laws discriminate against African-Americans. The attorney […]
Today, officials at the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will be putting on a “slow-speed chase” at Civic Center Park and Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater to showcase the impacts of driving after using marijuana. According to CDOT, the mock chase, which is part of the ongoing Drive High, Get a DUI campaign, has been scheduled to […]
From 2014 to 2015, the number of motorists in Colorado who were cited for allegedly driving under the influence of marijuana declined, according to the latest reports from the Colorado State Patrol (CSP). While this is only the second year that authorities have been tracking marijuana-related DUI citations in the state, it may be the […]
Colorado law enforcement authorities are stepping up their efforts to target impaired motorists and arrest those who drive under the influence of drugs. While some of these efforts include training more officers to be drug recognition experts, over the past year, they have also included the use of new testing devices to try to better […]
Wrapping up our blog series Colorado Marijuana DUIs & Drug Recognition Experts: 6 Facts to Know, below, some additional points to be aware of regarding DREs and their roles in DUI cases will be revealed. Were You Aware of These Facts about Colorado Marijuana DUIs & Drug Recognition Experts? Fact 5 – While DREs can […]
Resuming Colorado Marijuana DUIs & Drug Recognition Experts: 6 Facts to Know (Pt. 1), here, we will highlight some more important info to know about these professionals and the role they generally play in drug-related DUI cases. Colorado Marijuana DUIs & Drug Recognition Experts: More Important Facts Fact 3 – DREs will request urine or […]
Colorado traffic officers and other law enforcement officials are generally trained to recognize the signs of alcohol intoxication among drivers. However, identifying when a motorist may be under the influence of marijuana and/or other drugs can be far trickier, particularly considering that different drugs can impact people in different ways. In an effort to help […]
Coinciding with Colorado State Patrol’s Spring The Heat Is On DUI campaign, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has just kicked off its 2015 Drive High, Get a DUI campaign to educate motorists on the dangers of driving while high in the hopes of deterring this behavior. Commenting on this Colorado marijuana DUI campaign, CDOT […]
Wrapping up our series Colorado Marijuana DUIs: FAQs, below, we’ll answer some more questions that commonly arise in marijuana-related drugged driving cases. Colorado Marijuana DUIs: Here’s What Else You May Need to Know… Q – What if I have a medical marijuana card? Can this be used as evidence against me in Colorado marijuana DUI […]
